UPDATE: Devolver responds.
UPDATE 3pm:Devolver has confirmed the reported layoffs at Artificer with Eurogamer.
The original story continues below.
ORIGINAL 1.12pm:Half of the Devolver-owned studio Artificer has reportedly been laid off.
According toKotaku, around 25 people were laid off from the Showgunners developer yesterday, 31st January.
After this, their jobs will also be cut.
Eurogamer has asked Artificer and Devolver for further comment.
Devolver acquired Artificer’s parent company Good Shepherd Entertainment in January 2021.
The studio went on to release Showgunners in May 2023.
This year has already seen multiple companies announce layoffs, includingLeague of Legends developer Riot Games.
Others affected this year includeBlack Forest Games,Unity,Behaviour InteractiveandLords of the Fallen publisher CI Games.
Also in January,Microsoft announced it was laying off 1900 employeesacross its video game teams.
In an email sent around the company, Microsoft’s gaming headPhil Spencercalled this a “painful decision”.
