Niantic laid off 68 employees after the sale of its games business to the Saudi investment company, Scopely, last month. While the layoffs were already announced, the specific number of employees has now been revealed.
As spotted by Game Developer, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) report published in California shows that at least 68 people will be losing their jobs at Niantic. The layoffs were processed on March 20 and will be carried out on May 20.
Last month, Niantic CEO John Hanke announced that the company would split into two separate companies--one now owned by Scopely and the other, Niantic Spatial, which is focusing on delivering "the promise of geospatial AI." Niantic has confirmed to Game Developer that Hanke's announcement was related to the WARN report, but had nothing else to say about the matter.
As a result of the split, Hanke said that there would be job cuts, but now we know exactly how many there will be. Layoffs in the video game industry have been occurring much more frequently over the past few years, and seemingly show no signs of slowing down.
Last week, Niantic said that Pokemon Go wouldn't undergo any major changes under its new leadership, despite players' worries about Scopely's reputation for aggressive monetization.
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As spotted by Game Developer, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) report published in California shows that at least 68 people will be losing their jobs at Niantic. The layoffs were processed on March 20 and will be carried out on May 20.
Last month, Niantic CEO John Hanke announced that the company would split into two separate companies--one now owned by Scopely and the other, Niantic Spatial, which is focusing on delivering "the promise of geospatial AI." Niantic has confirmed to Game Developer that Hanke's announcement was related to the WARN report, but had nothing else to say about the matter.
As a result of the split, Hanke said that there would be job cuts, but now we know exactly how many there will be. Layoffs in the video game industry have been occurring much more frequently over the past few years, and seemingly show no signs of slowing down.
Last week, Niantic said that Pokemon Go wouldn't undergo any major changes under its new leadership, despite players' worries about Scopely's reputation for aggressive monetization.
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