The following is a copy of the internal message from our CEO.

TLDR: Riot is downscaling. The severance package is great but it’s another round of layoffs in the industry.

This will also majorly affect Legends of Runeterra. They’re putting the game on life support it seems, and will focus on the PvE mode.

They’re also shutting down Riot Forge, their collaboration with other studios to make smaller games with their IP.

  • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
    14·
    11 months ago

    My friend works here and is not getting their contract renewed. Luckily they knew it wasn’t getting renewed but it still sucks. They’ve loved working there.

    • simple@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      6 months severance isn’t half bad though, I hope they can find another job they’ll love within that time.

      • test113@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        11 months ago

        If I’m interpreting the CEOs Post post correctly, the severance package is only applicable if your contract gets canceled prematurely or if you are being laid off. If your contract ends and is not renewed, all obligations are fulfilled, so there is no severance package since the contract simply ends. (Timel/Project based contract). I could be wrong though. It would make sense to have project or time-based contracts - these layoffs mainly affect the “permanent employees.”

        • simple@lemm.eeOPEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          Ah, that would suck then.

          By the way, your account is tagged as a bot account which means anyone that has bots hidden won’t see your comments. Should probably change that.

          • test113@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            Oh, thanks for the information sir! I forgot that I tried that option to see what would happen, now I know. xd

      • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Their contract wasn’t ended as far as I know and would’ve been ending in about a month or so anyways.