Riot Games is shedding employees for the second time this 12 months, the studio confirmed Tuesday. The newest spherical of cuts will have an effect on the PC growth staff behind Riot’s massively in style MOBA title League of Legends. Riot mentioned the layoffs had been a part of bigger modifications to its groups that may guarantee long-term progress and enchancment of League. The affected staff will obtain a severance bundle, the studio mentioned.

Riot Video games Cuts Extra Jobs

In its announcement, Riot Video games mentioned that the choice to remove roles wasn’t taken to “get monetary savings,” and the League of Legends staff will ultimately develop in measurement.

“As a part of these modifications, we have made the robust resolution to remove some roles. This is not about decreasing headcount to economize—it is about ensuring we’ve the precise experience in order that League continues to be nice for an additional 15 years and past,” Riot Video games co-founder Marc Merrill mentioned in a put up on X Tuesday. “Whereas staff effectiveness is extra necessary than staff measurement, the League staff will ultimately be even bigger than it’s as we speak as we develop the subsequent section of League,” he added.

Riot didn’t verify the variety of staffers affected by the most recent spherical of layoffs in its announcement, however a studio spokesperson confirmed to Eurogamer that 32 staff, together with 27 roles on the League of Legends staff and a further 5 roles in publishing, will probably be impacted.

Laid off staff will probably be supplied with a severance bundle, that features a minimal of six months’ pay, annual bonus, job placement help, well being protection, and extra, Merrill mentioned in his put up.

In accordance with the Riot co-founder, the studio was engaged on the “subsequent section” of League of Legends and would share extra about its “formidable plans” for the sport sooner or later.

That is the second spherical of layoffs to hit Riot Video games this 12 months. In January, the studio laid off 530 employees –– about 11 p.c of its world workforce. Groups exterior of core growth absorbed the most important affect from the layoffs.

“Right this moment, we’re an organization with no sharp sufficient focus, and easily put, we’ve too many issues underway. A few of the vital investments we have made aren’t paying off the way in which we anticipated them to. Our prices have grown to the purpose the place they’re unsustainable,” Riot Video games CEO Dylan Jadeja had mentioned in a letter to staff on the time.