A large portion of Playful Studios? full-time staff has been let go. The developer stated that the reason behind this is because of ?continued changes in the global video game marketplace.? It goes on to say that the studio is going to be changing how it develops its games, with focus on ?a more streamlined production model based on distributed game development and dynamic, project-based teams.? The unfortunate result of such a decision is that a large portion of the full-time staff has been let go, effective immediately.
The press release from Playful doesn?t specify how many members of the staff were let go, nor how many currently work at Playful. The release does say ?we will be working closely with each person affected by this transition to help them move forward,? but gives no details on what steps Playful will be taking to do so. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford replied to Playful on Twitter noting that Gearbox was hiring?and many developers often open their doors in times of studio layoffs in the industry?so anyone let go will have potential options available.
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