Firaxis, longtime developer of the strategy series Civilization, is laying off an undisclosed number of staff, Game Developer reports. The studio’s publisher and owner 2K confirmed that the layoffs were happening as Firaxis “restructures and optimizes” for “adaptability, collaboration, and creativity.” The layoffs follow turmoil at another 2K studio, Cloud Chamber, which is supposed to be developing the next Bioshock game.
Since the restructuring has yet to be publicly disclosed, it’s hard to say with absolute certainty how many people have been impacted. Some former staff who
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