Phoenix Labs layoffs — Jan 27, 2025

GamingRestructuring

Jobs cut

Undisclosed

% of workforce

Undisclosed

Announced

Jan 27, 2025

The article reports that Phoenix Labs, the studio behind Dauntless, laid off the majority of its staff. The layoffs came about two years after the studio was acquired by a blockchain company, making this a restructuring event tied to a crypto-adjacent owner rather than a direct Web3 company layoff.

Sources

↗ "I am so mad at the overlords I cannot even find the words": Dauntless dev lays off "majority of the studio" 2 years after a blockchain company bought it out - GamesRadar+

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