Splash Damage enters studio-wide consultation, signaling potentially massive layoffs
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Key points
- Splash Damage is now facing massive layoffs as the company enters studio-wide consultation.
- Consultation is part of the process in the UK when it comes to layoffs.
- Splash Damage was acquired by Tencent for $1.5 billion in 2020.
UK studio Splash Damage, the team behind multiplayer aspects of well-beloved games such as Doom 3 and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, is now facing massive layoffs as the studio has recently undergone a studio-wide consultation.
In the UK, consultation is part of the process when it comes to redundancy. During this phase, employers are required to tell the employees part of the redundancy why they’re being laid off, as well as other alternatives to being laid off.
“Today we announced to our teams that we are entering a studio-wide consultation process affecting all roles,” the studio published in a LinkedIn post. “This was a difficult step for us to take, but we believe it is necessary so Splash Damage can remain agile and adaptable in what has been a very challenging market.” The studio also said that it is “committed to exploring every option to retain talent and making sure those affected have meaningful support throughout.”
In 2020, Tencent acquired Splash Damage for $1.5 billion. The studio lasted five years under Tencent’s banner before it was sold off to an unknown group of private-equity investors in September of this year.
Splash Damage is well-known for its Enemy Territory mods for both Quake and Wolfenstein. The studio was formed in 2001 and is currently developing Project Astrid, a game announced in 2023 with no update regarding its development until now.
