At the studio responsible for the PC ports of The Last of Us and Uncharted, 66 people were laid off
The gaming industry continues to experience layoffs. This time, they are occurring at Iron Galaxy Studios. The American studio has announced that it is forced to cut dozens of employees.
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In an official statement, Iron Galaxy Studios explained that the recent years have been tough due to the industry's crisis. Throughout this time, the studio has tried to prevent layoffs and sacrificed a lot to preserve its team, but now it has "run out of options."
A total of 66 developers and support specialists have left Iron Galaxy Studios. The studio has promised to assist the laid-off employees in finding new jobs.
According to Iron Galaxy Studios’ LinkedIn account, before the layoffs, the studio employed around 300 people. If this information is accurate, nearly a quarter of the staff has been affected by the cuts.
Iron Galaxy Studios is primarily known as an outsourcing studio. It has worked with many major gaming companies like Bethesda Softworks, Blizzard Entertainment, Riot Games, Naughty Dog, and Capcom, assisting them with game creation or porting. Specifically, the studio contributed to the PC ports of both parts of The Last of Us and the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Iron Galaxy Studios has also developed its own games; for example, it has produced the battle royale game Rumbleverse.