It seems Embracer Group is planning on continuing its widespread layoffs that hit basically all of its major studios.
Digital Bros., the parent company behind publisher 505 Games, alongside a myriad of development studios, has laid off about 30% of its workforce.
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons is echoing what many employees are decrying following harsh layoffs at the studio, calling it a “sad day.”
In the concerning trend of big studios slashing jobs, PlayStation Studios’ Bungie is the latest in the laundry list of first and third-parties axing positions.
LittleBigPlanet and Dreams maker, Media Molecule, has undergone a substantial round of layoffs, reportedly impacting between 15 to 20% of its staff.
As much as one-third of the publisher has been affected by recent job cuts at Words publisher Team17.