Riot Games Lays Off 46 as Wave of Games Industry Job Cuts Continues

ign.com:

Riot Games has laid off 46 employees amidst an ongoing wave of industry mass layoffs.

The League of Legends developer confirmed to journalist Jacob Wolf that it had eliminated the positions, which were largely concentrated in the company's talent acquisition, recruiting, and publishing departments as well as a few roles in esports and support. Riot employs roughly 4,500 people globally.

Riot Games' Los Angeles campus. Source: Riot Games

In a statement to the Jacob Wolf Report, a Riot representative called the layoffs part of the "normal course of business."

Riot additionally noted that it continues to hire, and has over 150 open positions on its website.

Riot's layoffs come amidst a much larger wave of ongoing layoffs across tech and media that continue to impact the games sector. Earlier this week, game engine maker Unity laid off over 200 employees. Yesterday, Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees including those at The Coalition, 343 Industries, and Bethesda, while Amazon laid off 18,000 more. Earlier today, Fandom laid off between 40 and 50 employees including editorial staff at both Giant Bomb and GameSpot, just months after it acquired the sites.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.