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Embracer Confirms Layoff Of 50 Employees At Fishlabs
Another day, another news of a layoff. This time, it is the German game developer Fishlabs that was impacted. The Chorus developer is the latest Embracer-owned studio to be hit by layoffs.
Another day, another news of a layoff. This time, it is the German game developer Fishlabs that was impacted. The Chorus developer is the latest Embracer-owned studio to be hit by layoffs.
Immortals of Aveum by Ascendant Studios happens to be one of them. Bret Robbins, the CEO of Ascendant Studios and the game director of Immortals of Aveum
For the first time, gamers have learned about the scale of the impact of Embracer Group’s restructuring drive. Lars Wingefors, the company’s co-founder and CEO disclosed this in his opening remark at the company’s second-quarter earnings presentation on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, news started filtering in that Humble Games had laid off an undisclosed number of staff.
Digital Bros, the owner of 505 Games, has revealed plans to cut its global workforce by 30%, “with the predominant portion concentrated within the studios”.
Another week, another layoff news. This time it is coming from Ubisoft. The French company announced job cuts in its IT and VFX teams mainly in Canada.
It started with shocking Bungie layoffs and is ending with Cryptic Studios announcing personnel changes—which technically meant layoffs.
Bungie’s layoff kept many in the dark because it wasn’t immediately clear the number of staff impacted by the studio’s decision.
Several PlayStation studios have been hit by layoffs in recent weeks. Bungie, the Destiny maker, is the latest to suffer the same fate.
Media Molecule is best known for bringing Dreams and LittleBigPlanet to gamers. According to multiple sources, the studio management plans to cut employee headcount from 135 to 115.