CD Projekt Red Lays Off 100 Employees, Around 9% of Studio Staff
- CD Projekt Red announced layoffs affecting around 100 employees, approximately 9% of the company's total headcount.
- The company cited being overstaffed and lacking future project opportunities for the affected employees over the next year.
- The layoffs come despite CD Projekt publicly announcing plans for a new Witcher trilogy, Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and a third IP codenamed Hadar.
- CD Projekt is reshaping development processes, incorporating Agile methodologies, and refining teams as part of the changes.
- The redundancies will take place over time, with some employees losing jobs in early 2023.