UPDATE 11.49pm: Following reports Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla Games has cut jobs as part of Sony’s decision to lay off 900 workers across its PlayStation teams, Spider-Man studio Insomniac Games has confirmed it’s also been affected.
“Like several other teams across SIE and PlayStation Studios,” the developer wrote in a statement shared on social media, “Insomniac Games was impacted by yesterday’s layoffs. There are no sufficient words to express our feelings about it. This is a solemn and unprecedented moment for our studio.”
“We are focusing our energy on helping everyone affected through this challenging time,” the studio’s statement continued. “For those who are hiring, there are great people seeking new roles who made important contributions to Insomniac’s history. We’re extremely grateful for them and they will be missed”.
ORIGINAL STORY 11.53am: Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla Games is reportedly cutting 10 percent of its staff.
These reductions at the studio come as part of yesterday’s announcement that 900 PlayStation employees will lose their jobs across multiple studios and departments. In total, this equates to eight percent of PlayStation’s workforce.
According to Dutch newspaper AD (via VGC), Guerilla is set to lay off 40 employees, about 10 percent of its staff. Eurogamer has asked Sony for further comment.
Guerilla was acquired by Sony in 2005. Since then, the studio has become best known for its work on the Horizon series. Last year, the studio released its Burning Shores expansion for Horizon Forbidden West. It also worked alongside Firesprite on the PS VR2 title, Horizon Call of the Mountain.