CI Games Lays off Almost 30 Employees Shortly After Its Recent Wave of Layoffs
CI Games of Lords of the Fallen fame has announced that it would laying off around 30 employees as a part of its restructuring process as reported by Gamesindustry.biz. This news comes shortly after CI Games laid off 10% of its workforce in January, and the developer states that this would be the final round of layoffs.
According to the developer, this initiative will ensure maximum efficiency across its teams comprising multiple studios. CI Games also stated that work on itsProject 3 – an Action RPG that was being handled by the Hexworks team remains unaffected by this round of layoffs. It’s other development group Underdog Studio will continue to work on ‘Project Survive’ which is set to enter full production pretty soon.
“All affected employees have been informed about this proposal today, and will be fully supported throughout the process over the coming weeks,” a spokesperson said to Gamesindustry.biz.
As for the developer’s financials, CI Games has reported a record revenue of $60 million which can be attributed to the commercial success of Lords of the Fallen. Read our full review of the game through here, and stay tuned for more updates on the matter.
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