August was a relatively calm month for the gaming industry in terms of layoffs. The Game Industry Layoffs portal reported a total of 271 specialists laid off in gaming-related companies last month.
Summoners War: Sky Arena
According to the portal, the largest layoffs occurred at the South Korean company Com2uS, known for the Summoners War series. It laid off about 100 people in the division responsible for the Com2Verse metaverse platform. Additionally, a "small part" of the main office staff at Com2uS was affected by the layoffs.
The top 5 gaming companies by number of laid-off employees in August are:
1. Com2uS — 100 people;
2. Jam City — 85 people;
3. Ubisoft — 45 people;
4. Archiact — 35 people;
5. CodeName Entertainment — six people.
It should be noted that the data from Game Industry Layoffs is incomplete. For instance, the portal mentioned studios such as Ballistic Moon, Machine Zone, Toadman Interactive, Ouka Studios, and ProbablyMonsters among those affected by layoffs but did not specify how many of their employees lost their jobs. Therefore, the total number of laid-off employees should be higher.
According to estimates by Game Industry Layoffs, a total of 11,890 people have been laid off in the gaming industry since the beginning of the year.