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Starbreeze Fires CEO Over Payday 3’s Poor Performance, Payday 2 Still Performs 85X Better
Payday 3 was not the hit sequel that Starbreeze Entertainment had hoped for, and the CEO Tobias Sjögren has taken the fall.
Payday 3 was not the hit sequel that Starbreeze Entertainment had hoped for, and the CEO Tobias Sjögren has taken the fall.
The former head of arts at the now-defunct studio, posted a 5-minute gameplay of the canceled TimeSplitters Next game on his LinkedIn account.
Embracer Group’s restructuring is far from over and continues to cause a major shakeup in the gaming industry.
Embracer Group has presented its third-quarter earnings report. Key among other revelations of the report is that the Swedish conglomerate has cut a further 483 roles
Layoffs have been reported at Buenos Aires-based Nimble Giant Entertainment. Sources familiar with the matter told Kotaku that the layoffs happened on January 30, 2024.
Members of the defunct studio teamed up to form Shapeshifter Games. Posts from people mentioning they landed new roles at the studio started popping up on LinkedIn 3 months ago.
Embracer’s restructuring hammer has fallen on Eidos Montreal. At least 97 people were impacted by the layoff. Also, an unannounced Deus Ex title was canceled.
A few days ago, Black Forest Games, the developer behind Destroy All Humans! announced that it had let go nearly 50% of its employees.
Lost Boys Interactive is the latest Embracer-owned studio to be hit by layoffs. The move is a continuation of Embracer Group’s restructuring which was announced in June 2023.
Multiple reports suggest that there have been layoffs across Embracer-owned 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks. The number of employees affected by the layoff remains unknown at the time of writing this post.