Extra layoffs have occurred within the online game trade, with the Embracer-owned developer Crystal Dynamics reportedly shedding quite a lot of staff on Wednesday.
A number of former staff verify layoffs have occurred
The information got here through a number of Crystal Dynamics staff, who confirmed the layoff was happening across social media. Whereas it’s unclear simply how many individuals have been laid off, it appears as if the advertising and marketing and branding aspect of the corporate have been hit the toughest, with a handful of staff taking to Twitter to substantiate that they’d been let go.
“Sadly the Embracer layoffs maintain coming and I and quite a lot of proficient model/advertising and marketing people at Crystal are impacted,” said Nick Edwards, the previous senior model supervisor for Crystal Dynamics. His tweet additionally hinted that different affected elements of the corporate included mission administration, PR, modifying, and 2D artwork divisions.
On LinkedIn, different members of the group confirmed the layoffs, with former communications director Adam Kahn confirming he had been a part of the layoffs.
In a tweet despatched out confirming the information, Crystal Dynamics stated that it had laid off 9 model and advertising and marketing staff, in addition to one IT worker. The corporate cited an “inside restructuring” as the rationale why.
The information comes as a little bit of a shock, as earlier this 12 months, Crystal Dynamics famous that it wouldn’t be impacted by the massive quantity of layoffs that different Embracer-owned corporations have been going via on the time. The corporate is presently engaged on the Tomb Raider Remastered trilogy, which it introduced this 12 months, and is about to launch on February 14, 2024.