Avalanche Studios suffers layoffs ahead of Just Cause 3 launch

Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios has laid off a number of employees at its New York and Stockholm offices.

In a statement toGame Informer, a spokesperson said 12 employees had been let go at its US branch. A similar number were also let go at its Sweden HQ during the summer.

The spokesperson added however that is currently in the process of rehiring some of the affected staff, and will continue recruiting new employees next year. None of its current projects have been affected by the redundancies, the studio claimed.

Develop has the full story.

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