Creators a Fall Guys: Final Knockout, Mediatonic, have been among the main victims of layoffs at Epic Games, both at its UK headquarters and its Spanish subsidiary. He the future of research is not threatenedassure the company Fortnite: Battle Royale and Unreal Engine, but reportedly from Eurogamerformer employees of the firm indicate that she was “exhausted”.
Epic Games announced on Thursday 16% of his team, almost 900 workers, were dismissedmostly from areas that are not considered key, that is, everything that is not related to it Provided and with its graphics engine. The movement mainly affected companies that the Tim Sweeney brand has bought in recent years: Mediatonic (acquired in 2021), Psyonix (creators of Rocket League were acquired in 2019) and Super great (a marketing agency they acquired in 2020). Moreover, they are going to sell Bandcampan essential platform for budding musicians.
“The work of Mediatonics in Autumn guys remains a priority for the company,” a representative of Epic Games told British media. There were layoffs at that studio affected almost all areas: technical service, marketing, software development, artists, programmers gameplaylevel designers, producers and story designers.
Research participants, according to Eurogamer, claim that there is not a single writer left in the team. One of them is responsible for Murder by numbers, was one of those affected. U post X (formerly Twitter) indicates that there is someone in the office changed the Mediatonic logo to read “Decimation” (translated as destroyed or annihilated).
Mediatonic logo now: pic.twitter.com/LHqbc62LL3– Ed Fear (@edfear) September 28, 2023
The layoffs affect Mediatonic Madrid
A quick search of Elon Musk’s social media reveals posts from some of those affected by the layoffs at Mediatonic and Psyonix. DeVuego Spanish database to confirm: “Unfortunately, layoffs at Epic Games have affected its Mediatonic studio in Madrid”. Arturo Gonzalez, the customer’s senior engineer Art Autumn guys, the public on Thursday: “During these difficult times, the Mediatonic (Epic Games) Board of Directors wants to remind you of the importance of unionization and create a representation of the working people.’
