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Company of Heroes and Dawn of War devs Relic suffer layoffs one week after reclaiming independence from SegaJob losses apparently needed to give studio “the best possible chance to survive in an increasingly volatile industry”
Job losses apparently needed to give studio “the best possible chance to survive in an increasingly volatile industry”
Relic Entertainment, the freshly-independent developers ofCompany of Heroes,Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of WarandAge of Empires IV, have confirmed a number of job losses. The layoffs come just a week after the studio announced their sale from former owners Sega, returning them to independence after two decades.
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Alongside the news of Relic’s independence, Sega Europe announced their own widespread layoffs last week, with more than 200 staff cut across teams includingTotal Warmakers Creative Assembly - who had already suffered layoffs in September as part of thecancellation of costly extraction shooter Hyenas.
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Relic’s latest round of layoffs come less than a year aftermore than 120 staff were cut last May. In a joint statement at the time, Relic and Sega cited “external factors [that] are challenging our industry” and the need to restructure and focus on “core franchises” as the reason for the job losses.
“We’re confident that following this necessary restructuring, Relic will be in a position of strength to continue delivering outstanding experiences to players all over the world,” the developers and publishers claimed back then.
Relic recently confirmed they would continue to supportCompany of Heroes 3as an independent studio, with the game’s 1.6 update due out this month, but are yet to announce their next new project.
