Subj : Life is Strange: True Colors developer Deck Nine is laying off 20
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Feb 28 2024 10:15:05

Life is Strange: True Colors developer Deck Nine is laying off 20% of its 
staff due to worsening market conditions

Date:
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:05:52 +0000

Description:
Deck Nine has confirmed that it's laying off around 20 percent of its 
workforce in what was a "difficult decision."

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Deck Nine Games has confirmed that its laying off 20 percent of its staff as 
a result of being affected by the games industrys worsening market 
conditions. 

In a statement posted to Twitter / X yesterday (February 27), the studio said 
that the decision to lay off staff was difficult and that those affected are 
amazing, talented and awesome developers. It encouraged other companies to 
hire them if possible. 

Like many others in the games industry right now, Deck Nine has been affected 
by the games industrys worsening market conditions. Today we made the 
difficult decision to lay off 20 percent of our staff, the statement reads. 

These people are amazing, talented and awesome developers. They have made a 
huge impact during their time at Deck Nine Games and we did not take this 
decision lightly. Please hire these people if you can, theyre amazing. 
pic.twitter.com/rEVSYzwLQp February 27, 2024 See more 

At the time of writing, its not clear how many people have been affected by 
the layoffs, nor has Deck Nine outlined which roles at the studio have been 
impacted. 

Deck Nine Games developed 2021s Life is Strange: True Colors , as well as 
Life is Strange: Before the Storm and the series  Remastered Collection . It 
also co-developed the episodic adventure game The Expanse: A Telltale Series 
alongside Telltale Games. 

Sadly, Deck Nine Games is far from the only studio to have made staff cuts 
recently. Yesterday, it was also confirmed that PlayStation is cutting around 
900 jobs worldwide along with the closure of its London Studio, and Den of 
Wolves developer 10 Chambers revealed that its disbanded five roles as part 
of changes it believes will benefit the long-term development of its upcoming 
co-op heist game. 

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our roundups of the best PC games , best PS5 games and best Xbox Series X 
games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/life-is-strange-true-colors-developer-deck-ni
ne-is-laying-off-20-of-its-staff-due-to-worsening-market-conditions


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