A month after Paramount acquired Warner Bros. Discovery, its merged game division is laying people off

Just over a month after Paramount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and adopted the Skydance name, its merged games division has laid off an unspecified number of staff. The cuts follow a reorganisation and decision to scale down some projects, highlighting how consolidation can bring job losses as well as changes to a company’s development plans.

Employees described the departures on LinkedIn: one listed more than 25 people who had lost their jobs, while another said most of their team was affected. Skydance Games Studio combines the former Paramount and Warner games operations; its announced projects include publishing PlatinumGames’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, while the status of Skydance New Media’s Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is unclear. Skydance said the affected roles were not a reflection of staff’s talent or contributions.