Worms writer, Team17, is yet one more studio within the business hit with a big spherical of layoffs. Reportedly, it was largely the dev’s QA group that was shuffled as a result of studio’s restructuring. Oh yeah, and the CEO left.
As initially reported by Eurogamer, the writer noticed 50 roles axed inside the sport studio. It’s unclear what different departments confronted these layoffs. In the meantime, CEO Michael Pattison left the corporate after a two-year stint main the UK-based dev-pub.
VG247 later confirmed the layoffs with a remark from a Team17 spokesperson stating the Overcooked 2 developer “amicably parted methods” with Pattison and that the Team17 Digital group has entered a interval of session. Subsidiaries corresponding to Astragon and Storytoys are unaffected by the restructure to this point.
“In response to the stories regarding the departure of Michael Pattison from Team17, we are able to verify we have now amicably parted methods with Michael. We will additionally verify that we have now sadly entered right into a interval of session at the moment inside Team17 Digital, with Astragon and Storytoys remaining unaffected by the restructuring plans.”
