Riot Video games is shedding workers for the second time this yr, the studio confirmed Tuesday. The most recent spherical of cuts will have an effect on the PC growth crew behind Riot’s massively well-liked MOBA title League of Legends. Riot stated the layoffs have been a part of bigger modifications to its groups that will guarantee long-term progress and enchancment of League. The affected staff will obtain a severance package deal, the studio stated.
Riot Video games Cuts Extra Jobs
In its announcement, Riot Video games stated that the choice to remove roles wasn’t taken to “get monetary savings,” and the League of Legends crew will finally develop in measurement.
“As a part of these modifications, we have made the powerful choice to remove some roles. This is not about decreasing headcount to save cash—it is about ensuring we’ve got the correct experience in order that League continues to be nice for one more 15 years and past,” Riot Video games co-founder Marc Merrill stated in a put up on X Tuesday. “Whereas crew effectiveness is extra vital than crew measurement, the League crew will finally be even bigger than it’s right this moment as we develop the subsequent part of League,” he added.
Riot didn’t affirm the variety of staffers affected by the newest spherical of layoffs in its announcement, however a studio spokesperson confirmed to Eurogamer that 32 staff, together with 27 roles on the League of Legends crew and an extra 5 roles in publishing, shall be impacted.
Laid off staff shall be supplied with a severance package deal, that features a minimal of six months’ pay, annual bonus, job placement help, well being protection, and extra, Merrill stated in his put up.
In response to the Riot co-founder, the studio was engaged on the “subsequent part” of League of Legends and would share extra about its “formidable plans” for the sport sooner or later.
That is the second spherical of layoffs to hit Riot Video games this yr. In January, the studio laid off 530 staff –– about 11 p.c of its world workforce. Groups exterior of core growth absorbed the most important impression from the layoffs.
“As we speak, we’re an organization with no sharp sufficient focus, and easily put, we’ve got too many issues underway. Among the vital investments we have made aren’t paying off the way in which we anticipated them to. Our prices have grown to the purpose the place they’re unsustainable,” Riot Video games CEO Dylan Jadeja had stated in a letter to staff on the time.
