Despite a supposedly successful launch of The Final Shape, Bungie has eliminated 220 roles, which is roughly 17% of its workforce.
Sony — particularly PlayStation — has now laid off hundreds of its staff across all regions.
After a will-they-won’t-they situation, Free Radical Design goes the way of Volition — closed down by the hand of Embracer Group.
Current and former staffers have taken to calling the atmosphere at the Destiny 2 dev, Bungie, “soul-crushing” amid the widespread layoffs that took place last month.
An undisclosed number of New World Interactive employees are the latest casualty of Embracer Group’s devastating ongoing restructuring.
Earlier in the month, reports surfaced that TimeSplitters developer Free Radical Design was facing risks of shuttering, and now it’s all but confirmed.
