Double Fine Cuts 25% Of Staff After Separating From Microsoft
Double Fine has laid off 25% of its staff, approximately 23 employees, following its separation from Microsoft and regaining independence. Studio head Tim Schafer stated the cuts were necessary to scale the studio to a sustainable size. Microsoft had divested five studios, including Double Fine, earlier this month.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Person: Tim Schafer
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: DoubleFine
- Person: Jason Schreier
- Topic: Studio Independence
- Person: Asha Sharma
- Game: Psychonauts 2
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