Sony Santa Monica - team behind God of War hit with layoffs

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Sony Santa Monica, best known for God of War, was hit with a severe round of layoffs today. Sony reps have confirmed the departures with leading news venues citing "resource re-alignment against priority growth areas" for Sony Worldwide Studios as a whole.

SCEA can confirm that we have completed a reduction in workforce at Santa Monica Studio. This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS. We do not take these decisions lightly. However, sometimes it is necessary to make changes to better serve the future projects of the studio. We have offered outplacement services and severance packages to ease transition for those impacted.Sony


The studio most recently shipped out God of War: Ascension while working on three collabs due for launch this year: Hohokum with Honeyslug; The Order: 1886 with Ready at Dawn; and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture with The Chinese Room. The company's comment did not specify if these layoffs were going to affect ongoing projects.

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21Posted:

I've never played this game and it looks terrible but it sucks that the team behind it has been hit with a bunch of layoffs.

AxePosted:

Int I have never played god of war, I wish it came to pc.


Im pretty sure that it was released on the PC as well. Its just not the newest game.

MaggardoPosted:

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Thespian I never liked God Of War everyone said its good I might try to get back into it.


I never though it was worth my time and money, I thought it always looked boring.


Yea I have never played it. is it worth the try?


I think it's a pretty good game myself, but that's just my opinion. You might think otherwise. It just depends on what kind of games you like.

IntPosted:

I have never played god of war, I wish it came to pc.

ValorPosted:

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Thespian I never liked God Of War everyone said its good I might try to get back into it.


I never though it was worth my time and money, I thought it always looked boring.


Yea I have never played it. is it worth the try?

DV8Posted:

Thespian I never liked God Of War everyone said its good I might try to get back into it.


I never though it was worth my time and money, I thought it always looked boring.

AdamuPosted:

Have too say god of war is an amazing game and the order 1886 looks like a good game as well.

LiquidvladePosted:

Looks like Microsoft is looking to hire them! https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/438486097295720448

EthicsPosted:

i have never played god of war, what is it like?

TravitorPosted:

god of war was a very good game!! why


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