A brand new report has emerged that means hassle could also be afoot at British writer Team17.
In line with Eurogamer, which in flip cites “sources near the corporate”, round 50 staffers from the studio’s high quality assurance division are in danger as a part of an organization restructuring effort, with Team17 outsourcing its QA as a substitute of utilizing in-house workers.
Team17 Digital CEO Michael Pattison can also be anticipated to step down as a part of the restructure. In line with Eurogamer’s report, a brand new “proposed workforce construction doc” outlining these modifications was shared with workers members right this moment.
Nearly all of QA staffers vulnerable to dropping their jobs are junior analysts, based on Eurogamer, and it isn’t clear which different Team17 departments is perhaps in danger, if any.
It has been a wierd and rocky couple of years for Team17.
Earlier this yr, long-time CEO Debbie Bestwick stepped down from the corporate, having been named as a part of a number of workers complaints alleging poor therapy and low pay final yr.
Previous to that, amid the (apparently short-lived) NFT growth in early 2022, Team17 introduced its personal NFT venture based mostly on the Worms property, then quickly shut the venture down after it grew to become clear followers weren’t pleased with the transfer.
As well as, based on Eurogamer, this newest spherical of layoffs follows one other that occurred in March this yr, with impacted departments in that spherical together with artwork and design.
These newest alleged Team17 layoffs come shortly after a company restructuring was introduced by Sega, with live-service shooter Hyenas being canceled and British studio Artistic Meeting reportedly being hit onerous by layoffs as properly.
Add to {that a} significantly heavy restructuring effort by holding firm Embracer Group, which has seen Saints Row studio Volition shut down in addition to workers being let go, and issues aren’t wanting nice for just a few studios within the business proper now.
Replace: We reached out to Team17 for remark, and a spokesperson gave us this assertion:
In response to the studies in regards to the departure of Michael Pattison from Team17, we will affirm we’ve got amicably parted methods with Michael. We are able to additionally affirm that we’ve got sadly entered right into a interval of session right this moment inside Team17 Digital, with Astragon and Storytoys remaining unaffected by the restructuring plans.
Keep tuned for extra info on this.