Avalanche Studios, developer of last summer’s Mad Max video game and the soon-to-be-released Just Cause 3, has suffered two rounds of layoffs.
The job cuts began last summer after Mad Max was released to the public. The team working on Mad Max was at Avalanche’s Stockholm, Sweden location. Those working on Just Cause 3 are working out of Avalanche’s new office in New York City.
Speaking to Game Informer, a representative from Avalanche Studios confirmed that 12 developers were laid off from the Just Cause 3 team and “a similar number” of developers were let go from the Mad Max team following its release.
"The transition between major projects is always challenging, especially for independent developers," a representative told Game Informer.
"We have just completed one project and are currently wrapping up another,” the representative continued. “In starting up our new projects, we were not able to perfectly match the team sizes and skill sets of the previous ones, and we unfortunately had to let some talented developers go. 12 developers were given notice in New York. There was a similar number of notices given this summer in Stockholm, but right now we are in the process of rehiring some of those who left. We expect to keep hiring in the new year. This unfortunate event does not affect any of our current projects, and we're taking measures to avoid situations like this in the future."
Mad Max was released last summer on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Just Cause 3 will be released on Dec. 1 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Source: Game Informer
