# Job losses hit Splitgate developer weeks after new game launch

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/splitgate-studio-1047-games-is-laying-off-more-people-just-a-month-after-releasing-its-latest-game/
- Published: 2026-07-21T19:15:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-29T02:18:34+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/splitgate-studio-1047-games-is-laying-off-more-people-just-a-month-after-releasing-its-latest-game/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- 1047 Games, maker of Splitgate, has cut more jobs
- Layoffs came just a month after its newest game launched
- Part of a wider trend of post-launch layoffs in gaming

## Summary

1047 Games, the studio behind the free-to-play shooter Splitgate, has laid off staff again, just weeks after launching its newest title. The cuts add to a wave of layoffs across the games industry in 2026, raising fresh concerns about job security even at studios that have recently shipped new releases.

The timing is notable, as the layoffs come only a month after 1047 Games put out its latest game, suggesting the launch did not deliver the commercial performance needed to secure jobs at the studio. This follows a pattern seen elsewhere in the industry, where studios often reduce headcount shortly after a release regardless of its reception, as teams are resized once a project ships.

## Coverage

- [PC Gamer: Job losses hit Splitgate developer weeks after new game launch](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/splitgate-studio-1047-games-is-laying-off-more-people-just-a-month-after-releasing-its-latest-game/)
- [Rock Paper Shotgun: Less than a month after launching Empulse, it looks like Splitgate dev 1047 Games are laying off more staff](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/less-than-a-month-after-launching-empulse-it-looks-like-splitgate-dev-1047-games-are-laying-off-more-staff)

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