Angry Birds studio Rovio has laid off 36 employees in its latest wave of layoffs.
According to MobileGamer.BizA Rovio representative outlined a number of structural changes within the company, calling them the reason for the layoffs. “These changes have resulted in some job changes, the creation of several new positions and the reduction of a total of 36 employees,” the spokesperson said.
According to the company, Angry Birds Dream Explosion “Unfortunately, it did not show the expected results.” While the spokesperson claims no games have been cancelled, Rovio is relaunching its organization this fall in response to Dream Explosion ineffective. The goal is to “better respond to the market” and move toward a “more game-centric approach” that will theoretically allow the company to “quickly introduce new game ideas.”
Moreover, the representative added that Rovio is creating new business units, as well as reorganizing some of its game studios and redistributing some of the games they develop.
“For example, Rovio's Puzzle Studio in Finland will focus on fewer games as some of their games will become independent business units, and our Barcelona office will handle more games than before.”
Rovio is tightening its relationship with parent company Sega
Notably, Rovio is also making some changes to its management structure to reflect its role as an “unlisted company” as well as “tightening” its relationship with Sega. Rovio officially became part of Sega back in August 2023 after Acquisition valued at €706 million (or US$775 million). As the spokesperson explained, Rovio's CEO is “spending more time at various Rovio offices and at the Sega of Europe office.”
It is worth recalling that a few months after the acquisition of Rovio Montreal development studio Lumi is closedwhich affected 16 employees and led to the cancellation of an unannounced project in development.
