Embracer Group has reportedly laid off greater than 25 staff from Beamdog, in line with former staff by way of LinkedIn, as noticed by GameDeveloper. Beamdog, the studio behind Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Version, Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Version, and Mythforce was acquired by Embracer’s Aspyr Media subsidiary in April 2022. 

“On Friday 26 folks had been laid off at Beamdog, and I sadly am considered one of them,” stated former affiliate producer Misia Bloniarz by way of LinkedIn. “After 4 years on the firm I look again at my time there fondly, and want everybody the perfect.”

Others affected by the layoffs embrace former affiliate graphic artist Jill Hollett and former QA supervisor Erin McIntyre, who additionally confirmed their termination by way of LinkedIn. These layoffs are only one results of Embracer Group’s beforehand introduced restructuring, with different studios — together with Saints Row developer Volition — going through shutdowns or layoffs. In that announcement, CEO Lars Wingefors insisted on the “untapped potential” of Embracer.

“Throughout the group, we are actually initiating a number of actions to strengthen our money movement technology and leverage our portfolio of IPs to develop into a stronger firm and setting out on a secure future to construct even larger video games to the good thing about avid gamers and followers throughout the globe,” Wingefors stated. He then went on to say that, regardless of this motion, there can be closures and layoffs within the group’s future.

This may not be the final time we’ll hear about Embracer holding layoffs or closures; earlier this month, the corporate was reportedly contemplating a sale of Borderlands developer Gearbox Leisure, per Reuters.