The gaming industry continues to be in a fever. It has become known that Sega has sold the studio to Relic Entertainment, which is known as the developer of such popular games as Company of Heroes and Dawn of War. The studio recently developed a new Age of Empires for Microsoft. Relic is transforming into an independent studio and will no longer be part of the Sega group of studios.
“Sega is working closely with Relic on this change and we wish them all the best for the future,” wrote Jurgen Post, who is the new head of Sega Europe.
Other studios that remain part of Sega should prepare for staff layoffs. The company will cut 240 jobs at Sega Europe, Creative Assembly and Sega HARDlight.
The majority of the 240 job cuts are at Creative Assembly and Sega Europe, while a “small number” of staff will be cut from Sega HARDLight. So far there is no talk of layoffs at other Sega studios, including Two Point Studios and Sports Interactive.
Creative Assembly has already undergone a number of layoffs after canceling its Hyenas project last year.
The company apologized to employees if they find out about the dismissal through social networks or the media. This is due to Sega's legal obligation to notify the Tokyo Stock Exchange first.
The layoffs at Sega are the latest in a long series of layoffs that have affected the gaming industry over the past 12 months. Recently, almost all major gaming companies have been cutting staff due to slow growth and increasing costs.
Source: gamesindustry
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