Outright Games lays off 27 employees

UK-based writer Outright Games has confirmed that it’s making layoffs.

In a press release to GamesIndustry.biz, the corporate mentioned that it was reducing 27 roles throughout its UK and Spanish groups. Outright says that these adjustments are partly to ensure it’s “aligned with market conditions”.

Marketing, manufacturing, artistic, high quality assurance and OG Labs are impacted by the redundancies.

Outright Games is thought for its line-up of licensed titles for youths based mostly on the likes of Barbie, Chicken Run, the NBA and Paw Patrol (pictured).

“After cautious consideration and reviewing numerous doable paths ahead, now we have made the troublesome determination to start a redundancy course of that can affect 27 roles at Outright Games throughout our UK and Spanish groups,” a spokesperson for the writer mentioned in a press release.

“These selections weren’t taken frivolously, and we’re absolutely dedicated to supporting our colleagues all through this transition.

“These adjustments type a part of guaranteeing Outright Games is aligned with market circumstances and is structured for the long run. Our focus stays on delivering high-quality household leisure.”

These layoffs come simply 4 months after employees at Aheartfulofgames, the Outright Games-owned developer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed, have been advised that they have been going to be made redundant. 28 staff have been affected by that information.

This additionally comes scorching on the heels of reports that Outright Games was a part of a brand new holding firm referred to as Roundtable Interactive Group, alongside UK studio Auroch Digital, US writer GameMill Entertainment and multiplayer tech agency Coherence.

This enterprise is headed by Outright Games Group CEO – and Toadman Interactive and Enad Global 7 veteran – Robin Flodin, who has been a director in Outright Games since November 2024. Roundtable Interactive is backed by funding group EMK Capital.

In its assertion again when its employees have been confronted with redundancy earlier this 12 months, Aheartfulofgames mentioned {that a} change of management at Outright had brought on a change to “prioritising low-cost, fast-turnaround projects.”

These layoffs at Outright are solely the newest in an extended line of redundancies and general dangerous information for the video games trade in the previous couple of years. Just lately, Swedish agency Avalanche confirmed it was closing its Liverpool studio, affecting 31 employees, whereas Redhill Games has mentioned that its restructuring program will “impact several talented colleagues”.

Meanwhile, Tomb Raider agency Crystal Dynamics lately laid off 30 employees in its third spherical of layoffs this 12 months and Sharkmob has mentioned that an undisclosed variety of jobs are in danger due to a “difficult but necessary” restructuring scheme on the studio.

This story was up to date to incorporate details about which departments at Outright have been affected by the corporate’s cuts