Layoffs Begin at Ninja Theory as Closure Talks Continue
Xbox's September 22 announcement that two agreements for Ninja Theory fell through turned a studio closure proposal into a consultation process, and departures are now arriving before any decision is made or the future of the 2027 title Senua is addressed.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Staff at Ninja Theory have begun reporting job losses and redundancy on LinkedIn, according to posts reviewed by VGC. Those affected include technical sound designer Alessio Mellina, gameplay programmer Katrin Mair, performance capture technical staff member Xoe Subari, and technical director Loong-Wei Ding, with roles spanning sound design, senior technical art, character art, and principal sound design. Microsoft and Ninja Theory have made no official announcement, and the total number affected is not clear.
Microsoft and Ninja Theory have said nothing about the departures reported on LinkedIn, and the total number of staff affected is not clear. The roles named so far run from sound design and technical direction to character art, which suggests the cuts are not confined to one team. The studio's position had already been uncertain: on September 22, Xbox announced an additional reduction of 268 staff and a reorganization of its subsidiary studios, and said two agreements concerning Ninja Theory had fallen through. Xbox has begun consultations on a proposal to close the studio while exploring other options.
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