Recently Embracer Group has been through some troubles as it has been shutting down or selling off a few different studios in an attempt to down-size, but now it has been announced during an Q&A that there are still intentions to shutdown even more studios over the coming months or could just simply lead to lay-offs within those studios.
What Other Studios have been Affected by These Lay-Offs by Embracer?
Over the past few months Embracer has been looking to either close down or sell-off a few select studios that they own and due to these shut downs and lay-offs there have already been a lot of studios to be affected by these changes to Embracer Group which has been described as a tough decision by Embracer’s CEO Lars Wingefors during the Q&A.
Since June Embracer Group has been looking towards downsizing and has so far shut down Volition the developers behind the recent Saints Row game, but they have also began to lay-off staff members from different studios like Crystal Dynamics who are mostly known for developing the Lara Croft games and has recently had to lay-off 10 staff members due to this decision from Embracer.
These aren’t the only developers that have been affect by this choice from Embracer as another two lesser known studios have also had lay-offs due to this decision and they are Campfire Cabal, and Beamdog as both of these studios have also began to suffer with the tough choice to remove staff members.
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What will Happen to the Staff Removed During These Lay-Offs or Shut Downs?
Currently for those who have been affected by these decisions made by the Embracer Group it isn’t all bad as there are attempts made by the Embracer Group to try and find other jobs within other studios for the unfortunate staff members.
For now, Embracer group does not look like they will be slowing down in these closures or lay-offs as they still intend to be closing down more studios or selling them off, and this could lead to the ultimate closure of Embracer themselves as it could result in a move that could destroy the company as a whole, but for now there is hope that they can get back on its feet and the studios that are under its supervision don’t get affected any more than they already have.
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What do you think about this sad news regarding Embracer and it’s plan to shut down more studios? Are any of the studios that have already suffered ones that have created games you enjoy? Let us know in the comments what you think!
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