Daybreak Games Lays Off More Employees

An already rough year just became rougher for Daybreak games, who announced today that they’re letting go of even more employees.

There’s a whole lot we don’t know regarding this little incident: details such as exact number or job roles are completely lost to us. All we know for sure is that around 70 people from multiple teams lost their jobs, and that PlanetSide Arena, a battle royale game that just launched a month ago, lost a good number of people as well.

Here’s the official statement from Daybreak, according to Gamasutra:

"We are optimizing our structure to ensure we best position ourselves for continued success in the years to come. This effort has required us to make some changes within the organization and we are doing everything we can to support those impacted in this difficult time."

"As we look to improve efficiencies and realign resources, we remain focused on supporting our existing games and development of our future titles."

This is only the latest in a series of layoffs for the studio, which seems to be growing smaller and smaller with each passing month. Between canceled games, projects, and a drop in employees, the future for Daybreak, ironically, seems rather grim.

But if they do close, it won’t be today.