Sega has laid off 121 employees at Company of Heroes and Age of Empires 4 studio Relic Entertainment, blaming “external factors [that] are challenging our industry more than ever”.
Confirmation of job cuts at the Canada-based developer, which has been part of Sega since its acquisition in 2013, came via a statement shared on Twitter.
“Relic Entertainment and Sega Europe want to share the difficult news that our studio has been impacted by layoffs, affecting 121 employees,” Relic wrote. “This comes at a time when external factors are challenging our industry more than ever, and we made this decision to restructure our organisation to ensure maximum focus is placed on our core franchises.”
“Relic and Sega remain fully committed to supporting and investing in our titles, including the recently released Company of Heroes 3,” the statement continued. “We’re confident that following this necessary restructuring, Relic will be in a position of strength to continue delivering outstanding experiences to players all over the world.”