Silicon Knights Lays Off The Majority of its Employees
After spending 10 years on the critical and commercial failure that was Too Human, Silicon Knights probably haven’t been in the best of financial situations for some time, but the release of the disappointing X-Men Destiny seems to have pushed the veteran developer over the edge.
Today, “two credible sources” told 1UP that Silicon Knights’ staff has been cut 75%, from 100 employees down to 25. This massive layoff, raised a few eyebrows due to its huge scale, with some confident that the studio would survive for many more years after receiving a total of CDN $8 million in funding to be used to improve its development technology.
This news came just few days after Silicon Knights’ publicists refused to confirm whether any layoffs were taking place.
We all hope that everybody who’s affected by this rumored layoff will pull through in this tough economy.
4 Responses to “Silicon Knights Lays Off The Majority of its Employees”
Well, with games like that….
coming from someone who has been looking for a job for a year now. The last thing you want to hear is that you’re being laid off. It’s unfortunate that so many people lost their job. I hope they find another one soon.
Hopefully all will be alright with the world again…
I hope the best for anyone who is affected by this layoff.