Between 20 and 30 staff have been laid off from US-based studio High Voltage Software, according to a source for Joystiq.
The source went on to tell the gaming site that “a lot more” layoffs could be on the way.
The studio, which is behind Wii FPS The Conduit and its upcoming sequel, has recently hit on a difficult release in Tournament of Legends, which received a critical mauling.
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Games Done Quick (GDQ), the leading organizer of charity speedrunning events, and gamescom, the world’s biggest event for computer and video games, today announced gamescom GDQ, a new live event taking place August 28-30, 2026 at the event. This marks GDQ’s first-ever event hosted in Europe and its first official partnership with gamescom.
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