Subj : Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has laid off 10 employees
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Sep 21 2023 10:15:03

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has laid off 10 employees due to an 
internal restructuring

Date:
Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:06:15 +0000

Description:
Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that it has parted ways with 10 employees due 
to an internal restructuring.

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Crystal Dynamics, the game development studio best known for its work on the 
Tomb Raider, Gex, and Legacy of Kain series, confirmed yesterday (Wednesday, 
September 20) that it has parted ways with 10 employees due to an internal 
restructuring. 

The studio, which was acquired by Embracer Group last year, said that its 
working with the affected staff to offer support, and encouraged other 
studios to get in touch with alternative job opportunities. 

Crystal Dynamics made the difficult decision to part ways with nine 
brand/marketing [personnel] and one IT employee today due to an internal 
restructuring to align the studio with our current business needs, a 
statement posted to Twitter reads. We are working directly with the affected 
staff to fully support them. pic.twitter.com/FMYu1MeVgn September 20, 2023 
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One of the employees affected by the layoffs is senior brand manager Nick 
Edwards, who tweeted : Sadly the Embracer layoffs keep coming and I and a 
number of talented brand/marketing folks at Crystal are impacted. If anyone 
needs a biz/pub, product, or marketing leader hit me up. 

Also impacted is senior community and social media manager Neha Nair, who 
wrote on Twitter : There isn't an easy way to say this so I'll just rip the 
Band-Aid off because while I'm still processing, life unfortunately does not 
pause After [three and a half] years at Crystal Dynamics, I was laid off 
today. I'd appreciate any [senior] level community and social media positions 
in gaming. 

As Eurogamer writes , Crystal Dynamics isnt the only studio owned by Embracer 
Group to be affected by layoffs and cutbacks. Last month, it was confirmed 
that Saints Row studio Volition Games had been shut down. 

In a statement posted at the time, Volition wrote: "This past June, Embracer 
Group announced a restructuring program to strengthen Embracer and maintain 
its position as a leader in the video game industry. As part of that program, 
they evaluated strategic and operational goals and made the difficult 
decision to close Volition effective immediately." 

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games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-has-la
id-off-10-employees-due-to-an-internal-restructuring


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