Crystal Dynamics Lays Off More Following Perfect Dark Cancelation

Crystal Dynamics Lays Off More Following Perfect Dark Cancelation

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We're still feeling aftershocks from Microsoft's destructive July layoffs and cancellations

Crystal Dynamics, which was co-developing the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, imposed another round of layoffs today.

Following Xbox's Perfect Dark Cancellation, Crystal Dynamics Suffers More 2025 Layoffs

"This decision was not made lightly".Back in March, prior to Perfect Dark being cancelled by Microsoft, one of its dev teams Crystal Dynamics suffered several layoffs - and now that the Xbox cancellation has settled in, the studio has laid off even more people here in 2025.Posting out to LinkedIn this week, Crystal Dynamics says that due to "evolving business conditions", it has made the "very difficult decision to part ways with a number of our…

Crystal Dynamics is laying off more staff

Embracer-owned Crystal Dynamics, the developer of the modern Tomb Raider series, is laying off staff. This is the third round of job cuts since 2023.

Crystal Dynamics Announces Layoffs, Says Tomb Raider Is Unaffected

Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics has announced a new round of layoffs, the second this year at the company. The developer is laying off an unspecified number of employees. The announcement comes after Microsoft cancelled the Perfect Dark reboot, which was being co-developed by Crystal Dynamics.