After three days of unconfirmed reports circulating from current and former employees, the publisher issued a formal statement this morning confirming role reductions across two of its internal studios.
The statement
The company's statement, sent to press shortly before 9am, cited "a need to align team size with our current release slate" without specifying an exact headcount figure. Employees affected were reportedly notified via a company-wide message sent late last week — before any public acknowledgment followed.
— from the publisher's statementWe don't take decisions like this lightly, and we're committed to supporting every affected team member through this transition.
What we're hearing from inside
Multiple people who said they were affected described the internal communication as "abrupt," with severance details reportedly still being finalized for some employees as of this morning. We've reached out to the publisher for specifics on severance terms and are waiting on a response.
The bigger pattern
This is the fourth restructuring announcement from a major publisher this year, and follows a now-familiar shape: unconfirmed reports over a weekend, employee accounts on social platforms, then a same-week statement once the story has already spread. We'll update this piece as confirmed numbers become available.
