Life Is Unusual developer Don’t Nod has introduced what it’s calling a “reorganization challenge,” the most recent phrase the corporate is utilizing to keep away from calling it by one other identify, layoffs.
In its newest report for its fiscal 2024 half 12 months, the studio confirmed that these layoffs “might have an effect on as much as 69 jobs,” with the intention of doing just a few issues reminiscent of “restore extra organizational agility,” and “align applied sciences for larger effectivity.”
Nonetheless the final of the 5 intentions listed in what’s additionally the ultimate part of the report is “safe the corporate’s financing,” and it’s troublesome to really feel like all of the opposite 4 factors actually maintain any water.
“Amid deteriorating outcomes, and regardless of the actions already taken, the corporate is now compelled to contemplate a reorganization challenge to safeguard its competitiveness in an more and more demanding and aggressive ecosystem,” the part on the layoffs begins.
“This challenge might affect DON’T NOD’s workforce in France and will have an effect on as much as 69 jobs. An preliminary alternate occurred at the moment with the worker consultant our bodies, and an information-consultation course of with these identical our bodies will subsequently be initiated concerning this challenge.”
Layoffs had been signaled rather less than a month earlier than with a launch from Don’t Nod when it final reported that its latest video games Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden bought under firm expectations.
On the time it was the hope that ‘layoffs’ wouldn’t be the subsequent announcement from Don’t Nod. No less than that was the hope.
Supply – [Don’t Nod]