{"id":609059,"date":"2026-09-23T09:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/609059\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:12:12","slug":"new-layoffs-in-the-gaming-industry-dear-villagers-to-lose-most-of-its-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/609059\/","title":{"rendered":"New Layoffs in the Gaming Industry: Dear Villagers to Lose Most of Its Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French publisher Dear Villagers has begun staff reductions: out of approximately 20 employees, about 15 people will lose their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The company, known for 1348 Ex Voto, Caravan SandWitch, and<br \/>\nThe Forgotten City, is undergoing restructuring due to the difficult situation in the gaming<br \/>\nmarket. In an interview, a representative of the publisher noted that the layoff process is still<br \/>\nongoing, so the final number of dismissed employees is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is, of course, a difficult decision,\u201d the company stated,<br \/>\nemphasizing the contribution of employees and teams to the development of Dear Villagers. According to<br \/>\nthe publisher, the reorganization should help adapt the business structure to rapid market changes<br \/>\nand new economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790154732_843_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"1348 Ex Voto - Story Trailer | PS5 Games\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the significant team reduction, Dear Villagers does not intend to<br \/>\ncease operations. The company will continue to publish and create games. However, it is not yet<br \/>\nknown whether the restructuring will affect projects currently in<br \/>\nproduction. The final scale of the changes will be known after the procedure is completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"French publisher Dear Villagers has begun staff reductions: out of approximately 20 employees, about 15 people will lose&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-609059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}