A story from MMORPG.com revealed CCP Games laid off 13 employees in 2023 due to a restructuring of the company resulting in duplicate positions. In 2021, the last year I have figures for, CCP averaged 335 employees on the studio's payroll. At the end of 2022, Pearl Abyss had a total of 1452 employees.
The layoffs were split between Reykjavik (7 positions) and London (6 positions).
George Kelion, Communications Director at CCP Games, told MMORPG.com the following about the layoffs:
Due to realignment in our development plans leading to a restructure across development, publishing, and operations, we have made the tough decision to make a small number of redundancies - 7 at our Reykjavik studio and 6 at our London studio - while also identifying and opening new roles for hire. This decision was not taken lightly, and we are providing those affected with outplacement support and guidance, including paid private coaching and outreach to recruitment contacts.
With the statement, I decided to take a look at CCP Games' career page and see the positions available. In Reykjavik, I saw 8 positions:
- Senior QA Analysts (2)
- QA Analyst
- Graphics Programmer
- Technical Producer
- Senior Technical Writer
- Experienced Software Engineer
- Senior Systems Designer
- Senior Software Engineer
I also saw the London studio is looking for a Lead Game Designer.
These are relatively minor cuts, except of course for those who lost their jobs. I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop concerning Pearl Abyss' studios. The company was rather tight-lipped about labor costs on the last earnings call. Hopefully for all involved the upcoming cuts to staff in South Korea will prove as light as the ones that occurred in Reykjavik and London.
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