Several game development studios, including Pole to Win, Pixelberry, Behaviour Interactive, and CI Games, have announced layoffs. The reasons cited for the layoffs range from being 'too ambitious' during prototyping to 'further business optimisations.' Nexon-owned Pixelberry confirmed the layoffs but did not disclose the number of affected employees, while Behaviour Interactive stated that the layoffs represented less than 3% of its workforce. These developments reflect ongoing challenges within the gaming industry.
Update: Behaviour Interactive confirmed layoffs to https://t.co/Mz1KhrAeuF, saying it represented less than 3% of its workforce https://t.co/xAG27fqdUD
Lords of the Fallen and Sniper Ghost Warrior publisher CI Games is laying off 10% of its staff. https://t.co/yp7b9iZdMx https://t.co/yVc7VnDiXY
Report: Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour laying off staff in Montreal https://t.co/LoQ8AU6Sqh https://t.co/vtMa5fqUHU
Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games lays off 10% of employees https://t.co/JqtKqqL9F5 https://t.co/5tseZULoDf
Lords of the Fallen developer CI Games has told us it is laying off 10% of its workforce, with "further business optimisations" still to come https://t.co/XFBjsp9BQF
Lords of the Fallen developer CI Games has told https://t.co/Mz1KhrAeuF it is laying off 10% of its workforce, with "further business optimisations" still to come https://t.co/XFBjsp9BQF
Update: Nexon confirms Pixelberry layoffs but has not disclosed how many people have been affected https://t.co/2wjUe3eAuU
Layoffs hit Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive, report says https://t.co/eXcoC6yt6a https://t.co/mIv89fA3Zy
Behaviour Interactive has reportedly laid off 45 staff https://t.co/xAG27fqdUD
Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs https://t.co/dLQLyksVuF https://t.co/YtUu0r2Vie
Update: Funselektor founder Dune Casu claims the layoffs resulted from the studio being "too ambitious" when prototyping internally. https://t.co/dS45dNmgR2
Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs The studio is known for working on narrative titles like High School Story and Hollywood U https://t.co/dLQLyksVuF https://t.co/KE4GSExbsf
Support studio Pole to Win is the latest games firm to be hit by layoffs https://t.co/8e2P5hp8Yc