Team17 reportedly suffers layoffs during company restructure
UK-based indie publisher Team17 is the latest games company to be hit by a round of layoffs, according to new reports.
Sources told Eurogamer that the company has announced a restructure that is likely to result in job losses, with around 50 roles said to be at risk.
Most of these roles are believed to be in the publisher's QA department as it chooses to outsource this to external providers instead. Junior QA roles are expected to be particularly affected.
However, sources also say CEO Michael Pattison – who took over after long-serving leader Debbie Bestwick left earlier this year – is expected to leave. He originally joined Team17 in October 2021.
A consultation process is said to be underway, which is expected to conclude in November.
GamesIndustry.biz has reached out to Team17 for comment and clarification.
Team17 already made a round of layoffs within its internal development teams back in March.
The industry is seeing another wave of redundancies, with Creative Assembly and Epic Games among those most recently affected.
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