Rovio laid off most of the staff at Ruby Games, leaving only a few people in the studio to support the existing games
The Turkish mobile studio Ruby Games has been hit by a significant wave of layoffs. The initiator of this was Rovio Entertainment, the owner of the team.
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In a conversation with the MobileGamer portal, the company stated that a total of 20 employees were laid off. According to information on Ruby Games' website, this accounts for roughly two-thirds of the studio's staff.
Rovio emphasized that it does not plan to completely shut down Ruby Games, but no longer needs such a large team. The remaining employees will stop working on new games and will focus exclusively on supporting existing projects, including Hunter Assassin, Beauty Care, and My Tidy Life. Rovio believes that a few people can handle this task.
"This decision was not made lightly. The market is becoming increasingly difficult, and we must focus on further developing the Angry Birds series," Rovio explained.
These are not the first layoffs within Rovio-owned teams in recent months. In August, it was revealed that its Copenhagen branch would be closed following the cancellation of the game Sonic Blitz.