Sony cuts staff at three game development studios

Sony Computer Entertainment is laying off an unknown number of employees from three different development studios in the UK. The layoffs are at Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and the SCE London Studio. No games would be compromised.

According to Sony, the layoffs are the result of periodic reviews of how the company uses its resources, Videogamer.com reports. According to Videogamer, there are “many layoffs” at each studio, although it has not been announced how many people will have to leave. Sony indicates in a response that changes have indeed been made at the three studios, but that Sony’s first-party studios will continue to play an important role.

Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London have previously worked on Killzone Mercenary for the PlayStation Vita and The Playroom for the PlayStation 4, respectively. Their next projects have not yet been announced. Evolution Studios is still working on the Driveclub racing game, which has been delayed a number of times, but should hit the market sometime this year. According to Sony, the development of that game is not jeopardized by the changes being made to Evolution.