Sumo Group studios have also co-developed games including Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Hogwarts Legacy
Sumo Group, the British video game collective which owns developers Sumo Digital, publishers Secret Mode and more - includingEverybody’s Gone to the Rapturedevs The Chinese Room - is laying off hundreds of staff, cutting 15% of their workforce “to better navigate the upcoming challenges expected in the coming months”.
The news came just a couple of days after Secret Mode showed off upcoming PC releases Critter Café, freerunning Mario Kart-but-deadly-a-likeDeathsprint 66and The Chinese Room’s next moody titleStill Wakes the Deepduring Summer Games Fest over the weekend, with Sumo Digital chirpily celebrating the “busy weekend”on Monday. The very next day, Sumo Group - which owns the various Sumo Digital studios - releaseda separate announcementof layoffs, stating that they would be “reshaping operations” to “to ensure the security of the business going forward”.
The layoffs will hit up to 15% of the entire group’s workforce across its 19 UK, Canadian, Polish, Czech and Indian offices - meaning up to 270 people may be affected, going by the latest headcount of 1,790 onthe company’s website.
Well… we’ve had a busy weekend! 😅ICYMI@WeAreSecretModeannounced@CritterCafeGameat@_WholesomeGamesAND showed exclusive gameplay of@DeathSprint66at the@pcgamerShow, alongside a haunting launch trailer for@SWTD_Game🌊..We’re off for a lie-down!pic.twitter.com/nHtDCJXxHc
“This is an incredibly challenging process to go through for everyone at Sumo and our focus is now on supporting our people and working with our partners on their games as we move forward to ensure we emerge from this difficult time, ready for the future,” Sumo wrote. Good luck to all those affected.
