Guitar Hero Live Developer Hit With Lay-Offs

1st April, 0 replies

Guitar Hero Live developer Freestyle Games has been forced to make a number of staff redundancies, although the studio itself will remain in business, Activision has confirmed.

Around 50 people have been let go from the 100+ man studio, according to sources that spoke with Eurogamer, although publisher Activision didn't confirm the exact number in a statement regarding the lay-offs:

"Activision and FreeStyle Games leadership have been considering a range of future options for the studio, and have been consulting with staff to explore all alternatives. The collective team have now reached the end of a consultation exercise and the decision has been made to restructure FreeStyleGames to better align the studio resources with future business needs. We are working with the studio teams to explore options to rebalance staff within Activision Blizzard and its related organisations.

The UK remains a key market for Activision Blizzard and FreeStyleGames continues to be a great partner. We thank all of the team for their continued passion, creativity and commitment."

This follows on from the relatively poor performance of Guitar Hero Live, which launched on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Wii U last October.

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