In another blow, Sea of Thieves Co-developer Radical Forge lays off 6 employees

Sony and EA downsized their workforce last week

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Published onMarch 4, 2024

published onMarch 4, 2024

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AfterMicrosoft shed 1900 jobs in Activision, the gaming industry has been witnessing turbulent times. Radical Forge’s announcement to lay off ahandfulof employees is the latest in a series of setbacks.

In apost onX(formerly Twitter), the company apprised the community of the restructuring, which will affect the workforce count.

An update we didn’t want to make. If you can help, please let us know, we’d love to talk to you.pic.twitter.com/dL0Y0A2pAy

While the official statement didn’t reveal the exact number of affected employees, apost byLouis Escudié, formerJunior Tech Game DesigneratRadical Forge, confirmed the count to be6.

I’m one of the 6 affected by this, any help or opportunities are much appreciated!Much love to all my coworkers and@IWGB_GWfor the support and care they’ve given me ✊https://t.co/ta91WHq1F2

As per the announcement, the restructuring will affect employeeswhose roles or skill sets are no longer needed on current or upcoming projects. On the bright side for the company, it will not hamper or delay the delivery of any lined-up projects.

Radical Forge, though a relatively smaller company, has worked on popular games likeSea of ThievesandZombie Army 4. It’s working on another title,Southfield, a chaotic physics-based farming game, which will soon be added to Steam early access.

Last week, two major gaming companies terminated the contracts of a large number of employees. WhileSony laid off 900and closed theLondon Studio,EA released 5% of its workforce.

Experts believe that this trend will persist and we will witness more layoffs in the coming days as companies reevaluate finances and take measures aimed at boosting profits. As perLayoffs.fyi,186companies have laid off49,386employees in2024alone!

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