Unity is facing layoffs. According to a report that accuses Unity management of “rapid, unpredictable” 🎐strategic shifts, the company that makes the popular Unity game engine has laid off hundreds of employees.
Sources speaking to estimate the total number of Unity staffers let go to be anywhere from 300 to 400, although that number could climb as the layoffs are ongoing. The heaviest hit departments deal with artificial ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚintelligence and engineering, but all departments at Unity have been affected.
Unity has over 5,000 employees, according to both its and pages, making these layoffs a significant porti💛o🍷n of its total workforce.
The layoffs were largely performed via Zoom call with an HR representative present in some cases. Unity is paying one month s👍alary as well as one additional month severance and COBRA health coverage. Employees can apply to other jobs within the company, but Unity has also instituted a recent hiring freeze.
An anonymous source told Kotaku that Unity has been a "shit show" lately, with employee attrition, mismanagement, and rapid and unpredictable strategic pivots, some of which have brought Unity into close contact with the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:US defense industry. Unity has also made🌺 several acquisitions in recent years, including (purchased last year for $1.62 billion), (for $320 million), , a company that specializes in real-time character creation.
Staff were told in an all-hands meeting two weeks ago that the company was nꦇot in financial trouble and there would be no lay-offs. A Unity spokesperson declജined to comment.
Unity isn't the only game company downsizing. Mafia 3 and Mafia: Definitive Edition maker Hangar 13 has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:also been hit with layoffs, with its California branch now down to under half its total staff during Mafia 3's development. Hangar 13 has suffered several canceled games in recent years, and has reportedly been used as a support studio for other studios within 2K Games.