US EditionCivilization VII Team at Firaxis Games Faces Layoffs
Firaxis Games laid off dozens of employees during a restructuring despite Civilization VII's sales meeting initial projections, reflecting broader industry cost-cutting trends, sources said.
- On September 4, 2K Games confirmed a staff reduction at Firaxis Games, developer of Civilization VII, as the studio restructures and optimizes for adaptability and creativity.
- Civilization VII's mixed launch prompted 2K and Firaxis to describe layoffs as a restructure to optimize development for adaptability, collaboration, and creativity.
- Emma Kidwell, Firaxis writer, and other developers confirmed on LinkedIn they were let go, while Game Developer's sources estimate the layoffs impacted "dozens" of workers.
- Despite the cuts, executives stress long-term confidence and 2K and Firaxis said they will continue releasing updates and patches to improve Civ VII while the studio restructures.
- Industry-Wide job losses continue while major releases remain scheduled, with Firaxis following Cloud Chamber's 80 layoffs last month and Take-Two preparing Borderlands 4 later this month and Grand Theft Auto VI next year.
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Another studio has been forced to trim staff: this time, the guillotine has fallen on Firaxis Games. Firaxis Games, owned by Take-Two’s 2K label, has conducted layoffs. While 2K didn’t disclose a headcount, industry reporting indicates dozens of employees were affected as part of a restructuring billed as improving “adaptability, collaboration, and creativity.” Those posting publicly include writer Emma Kidwell (Civilization VII, Marvel’s Midn…
NewsGaming.net 2K fired at the Firacis studio, a few months after the launch of Civilization VII Civilization VII had a complicated start, and even if Take-Two wants to believe in the future of the game, it is clear that this seventh episode starts off from the wrong foot. Proof of this is that the Firacis studio is unfortunately not going out unharmed. Game Developer site has obtained confirmation that layoffs are underway in the studio behind …
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