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Homeworld developer Blackbird Interactive has made its second spherical of layoffs in half a yr.
The cuts were initially reported by Game Developer, which noticed workers speaking about job cuts on LinkedIn. Blackbird has since confirmed the layoffs to GamesIndustry.biz, although it’s but to be seen what number of workers have been affected by the information.
“Resulting from financial pressures exterior of our management, we needed to take the unlucky step of separating from some buddies,” a Blackbird rep mentioned.
“That is a part of a realignment plan that is needed due to new tasks that have been shelved by a few of our companions. We checked out a number of methods of avoiding this and regretfully different choices weren’t viable. As a result of the affected crew members are our BBI household, we need to assist place them properly for this subsequent stage of their careers. We’re providing a collection of prolonged advantages and severance to assist ease this transition.”
The corporate laid off 41 members of workers in August 2023.