Firaxis, longtime developer of the strategy series Civilization, is laying off an undisclosed number of staff, Game Developer reports. The studio's publisher and owner 2K confirmed that the layoffs were happening as Firaxis "restructures and optimizes" for "adaptability, collaboration, and creativity." The layoffs follow turmoil at another 2K studio, Cloud Chamber, which is supposed to be developing the next Bioshock game. <br /> Since the restructuring has yet to be publicly disclosed, it's hard to say with absolute certainty how many people have been impacted. Some former staff who worked on Civilization VII and Marvel's Midnight Sons have already shared that they were laid off social media. Game Developer's source claims "dozens of w [...]
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Take-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. "It’s truly [...]