WebCube Blog https://webcube.io/blog/ Weekly columns on Gaming, iGaming and venues & experiences, plus WebCube news. en-gb Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT Introducing WebCube https://webcube.io/blog/welcome.html https://webcube.io/blog/welcome.html Mon, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT WebCube news Who we are, what we do, and how global games recruitment through Pixel Movement sits alongside WebCube advisory. Schell Games cuts 49 jobs as studios trim staff from Bristol to Tokyo https://webcube.io/blog/schell-games-cuts-49-jobs-bristol-to-tokyo.html https://webcube.io/blog/schell-games-cuts-49-jobs-bristol-to-tokyo.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gaming Schell Games, the Pittsburgh virtual reality studio behind I Expect You To Die and co-developer of Among Us 3D, confirmed a second round of layoffs this… What pubs and leisure venues can borrow from game design https://webcube.io/blog/what-pubs-and-leisure-venues-can-borrow-from-game-design.html https://webcube.io/blog/what-pubs-and-leisure-venues-can-borrow-from-game-design.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Venues & Experiences With few hard openings or administrations reported in the past week, operators are still facing the same question the games industry has spent a decade… Flutter to close Sky Bet's Malta hub and pull Betfair from Brazil https://webcube.io/blog/flutter-to-close-sky-bet-malta-pull-betfair-brazil.html https://webcube.io/blog/flutter-to-close-sky-bet-malta-pull-betfair-brazil.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT iGaming Days after opening consultation on up to 1,400 UK and Ireland redundancies, Flutter is winding down Sky Bet's Malta commercial base and closing Betfair's… EA to close BioWare and cut about 3 per cent of global staff https://webcube.io/blog/ea-to-close-bioware-cut-about-3-percent-staff.html https://webcube.io/blog/ea-to-close-bioware-cut-about-3-percent-staff.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gaming Electronic Arts is shutting its Edmonton RPG studio and cancelling early work on the next Mass Effect title as part of a wider studios rethink, while Don't… Lane7 opens second Sheffield venue at Meadowhall as leisure catchments widen https://webcube.io/blog/lane7-opens-second-sheffield-venue-at-meadowhall.html https://webcube.io/blog/lane7-opens-second-sheffield-venue-at-meadowhall.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Venues & Experiences Competitive socialising operator Lane7 has opened a boutique bowling site at British Land's Meadowhall centre, extending a city-centre brand into a regional… Flutter puts up to 1,400 UK and Ireland roles at risk after betting tax rises https://webcube.io/blog/flutter-puts-up-to-1400-uk-ireland-roles-at-risk.html https://webcube.io/blog/flutter-puts-up-to-1400-uk-ireland-roles-at-risk.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT iGaming Flutter Entertainment has opened consultation on cutting as many as one in six jobs in its UK and Ireland division, citing higher remote gaming and betting… Ubisoft proposes closure of RedLynx as Finnish Trials studio faces up to 52 job cuts https://webcube.io/blog/ubisoft-proposes-closure-of-redlynx.html https://webcube.io/blog/ubisoft-proposes-closure-of-redlynx.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gaming Ubisoft has opened change negotiations on shutting its Helsinki studio RedLynx and has cut roles at Ubisoft Singapore, while Liquid Swords entered…