Subnautica 2 Publisher Encourages Voluntary Layoffs Amid AI Pivot
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Subnautica 2 Publisher Encourages Voluntary Layoffs Amid AI Pivot
"The PUBG and Subnautica 2 publisher will allow employees based in South Korea to be part of a new voluntary resignation program that gives anywhere from six months to three years of severance,Business Korea reports. Krafton says the plan isn't aimed at sneaking through "soft" layoffs, but is "to support members in proactively designing their growth direction and embarking on new challenges both inside and outside the company amid the era of AI transformation," according to a translation by Automaton."
"220 GTA 6 devs signed a letter blasting the firing of 31 colleagues The IGWB trade union group in the UK announced on Thursday that the letter was delivered to Rockstar management. It accused the company of union busting and demanded the reinstatement of the previously fired developers. French union STJV is planning a protest in front of Take-Two France on Friday."
Some of the year's biggest games are receiving new difficulty options to broaden accessibility and player choice. A proposed Lego arcade fan set is highlighted as a notable new community design suitable for large Lego city builds. Krafton will offer a voluntary resignation program for South Korea-based employees, providing six months to three years of severance as part of an AI-era workforce shift. Krafton committed $70 million for GPU clusters to pursue agentic AI transformation, while Nexon emphasized generative AI adoption as essential. Two hundred twenty GTA 6 developers signed a letter condemning the firing of 31 colleagues and unions are planning protests and demanding reinstatements.
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