Armor Games has laid off an unknown number of staff from its publishing team, Armor Games Studio.
While the company has yet to publicly announce the cuts, several colleagues have confirmed the layoffs via their social media and LinkedIn pages.
“Today is my last day at Armor Games Studios,” former marketing manager Ariana Perry wrote on X.
“While it will take some time to fully process the change, I'm incredibly grateful for the amazing colleagues and developers I was able to work with during my time here.”
“I've known this was coming for a while, but it still feels unreal,” said senior producer Michelle Lega, who also writes for X.
“My time at Armor was amazing, thanks in large part to my amazing coworkers and the developers I worked with.”
Another post from Perry implied that the entire editorial team had been affected, saying: “We'll all be looking for jobs soon, so if you're hiring an editorial team, we're all highly qualified and work well together.”
It's unclear if or how the layoffs will affect the company's publishing schedule. The company's website states that three games are expected in 2024: Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin, Snacko, and Deep Sleep Labyrinth of the Forsaken.
Two others, Sonny Legacy Collection and Warfare Legacy Collections, are listed as “coming soon.”
Last week, Humble Games said that while it had laid off several developers as part of a restructuring process, the company said it “will not be shutting down” and that “upcoming releases will not be impacted.”
However, former Humble staff have questioned the company's statement regarding the restructuring, claiming it underestimates the impact on the team.
An anonymous staff member affected by the layoffs said: Gaming Industry.biz The statement is “patently incorrect” and emphasizes that the entire Humble Games staff was laid off this week.