"Avalanche Studios is following in the footsteps of so many game developers this year. Today, the company posted a to its website announcing plans for a restructuring. Avalanche said it will close its studio in Liverpool, impacting all staff members in the city. The company said it will also "reduce our workforce and restructure the teams" at its studios in Malmo and Stockholm, but did not provide specifics about the scope of those layoffs."
"Since we won't get to know them for Contraband, Avalanche Studios will remain best known for its Just Cause games of open-world mayhem for now. Contraband is the only game currently listed as a forthcoming title on the company website, so it's unclear what the next moves for the remaining team members will be. The notice closes by saying, "Despite these changes, we remain deeply committed to providing amazing games to our passionate player communities." Hopefully they'll be able to bounce back."
Avalanche Studios will close its Liverpool studio, affecting all staff in the city. The company will reduce workforce and restructure teams at its Malmö and Stockholm studios, with no specifics provided about layoff scope. The decision was attributed to current business and industry challenges, and the cancellation of Contraband likely contributed to the consolidation. Microsoft previously halted active development on Contraband and implemented cuts that affected other developers and projects. Contraband remains the only forthcoming title listed on the company website, leaving the future roles of remaining team members unclear.
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