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2K has confirmed a “reduction” in the headcount at Civilization and XCOM developer Firaxis. It’s unclear at this time how many developers have been affected by the cuts, but Game Developer suggests the “restructure” impacts “dozens of workers,” several of whom have confirmed the layoffs on LinkedIn. At the time of writing, neither Firaxis nor 2K acknowledges the layoffs on …

Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have undergone a “staff reduction” affecting an unspecified number of workers today, publishers 2K have confirmed to RPS. News of the cuts broke via a series of posts from now former Firaxis writer Emma Kidwell. “I was affected by the layoffs at Firaxis, and am open to full time writing work at your studio,” she wrote …

Firaxis, longtime developer of the strategy series Civilization, is laying off an undisclosed number of staff, Game Developer reports. “We can confirm there was a staff reduction today at Firaxis Games, as the studio restructures and optimizes its development process for adaptability, collaboration and creativity,” a spokesperson for the studio’s publisher and owner 2K told Engadget. The layoffs follow turmoil …

However, it’s important to note that neither of those metrics gives as complete a picture as some Internet discussions suggest they do; Civilization VII launched on other platforms and game stores like the PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store, and those wouldn’t be captured in Steam numbers—even though it intuitively seems likely that Steam would account for …

2K has confirmed a number of workers at Civilization developer Firaxis Games have been made redundant. “We can confirm there was a staff reduction today at Firaxis Games, as the studio restructures and optimizes its development process for adaptability, collaboration, and creativity,” said a 2K spokesperson in an email sent to Game Developer. The company refused to clarify how many …