Rumor: there are new layoffs at Playgendary. The marketing and development departments have been affected
Playgendary has possibly laid off its entire marketing team, as well as the team working on arcade games. This was reported by a manager from one of the Cypriot companies on social media, citing their sources.
According to the manager, the layoffs in the marketing team occurred in one day without prior warnings or subsequent payments. Details regarding the layoffs in the arcade team have not been disclosed. It is unknown how many people lost their jobs.
It has also been revealed that at the end of April 2024, Playgendary registered a company in Cyprus called Queen Interactive Games. According to data from the country’s registry, at least some of the executives of Queen Interactive Games also work at Playgendary. For example, one of its directors is Dmitry Shelengovsky, the founder of Playgendary. The manager speculates that Queen Interactive Games is not a subsidiary but rather the same Playgendary under a new name.
Recall that Playgendary has been actively reducing its workforce over the last two years. In the summer of 2022, media reported that the company laid off 350 out of 700 employees, and a year later, there were reports of the complete dissolution of its Belarusian division.