Layoffs at Team17: The independent publisher and administrators of Worms are preparing a major restructuring

Today we learned that Team17, a company often known for its saga Worms In addition to releasing highly valuable independent video games Infidel 2, Overcooked! also Runawaysamong many other things, is About to undergo restructuring The outcome of which is still unknown, but since then Eurogamer It is defined as “significant”. That is, it is expected that a large number of the company’s employees will lose their jobs soon. Already at the beginning of the year there was a wave of layoffs, so this The second will be in 2023.

This information was first published without official confirmation, but soon after Team 17 issued a statement to VG247 She confirmed that they have already begun the consultation process before the restructuring, which is expected to end in November. According to the preliminary report, the company intends to outsource the QA (quality control) process. It puts about 50 jobs at riskespecially personal files junioralthough it is not known whether it also affects other departments.

Michael Pattison, CEO of Team17, is leaving the company