Just the studio's Portuguese workplace is impacted by the redundancies
Co-development studio Kokku has actually laid off 7 workers from its Portugal workplace.
This follows an “functional evaluation” at the branch, Pocket Gamer reported, with the operations of the studio in Brazil not impacted by the circumstance.
“It holds true that Kokku just recently carried out a functional evaluation of our Portugal studio to guarantee positioning with our tactical objectives along with assistance structured and scalable development,” a representative for the business stated in a declaration.
“As part of this procedure, we thoroughly examined the studio's functional requirements, leading to modifications focused on optimising resources and guaranteeing long-lasting sustainability. Unfortunately, these modifications have actually led to a re-alignment of task profiles and the departure of 7 workers. This choice was made after comprehensive factor to consider to line up the studio with our worldwide method. To make sure openness, the management held an all-hands conference with the whole business, consisting of a Q&A session, to resolve any concerns and supply openness.
“I wish to stress that the studio in Portugal continues to run as normal, and these modifications will not impact our Brazilian studios.”
Kokku is a co-development studio understood for its deal with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Sniper Ghost Warrior, to name a few.
It was gotten by OV Entertainment Group previously this year– at the time, we spoke with CEO Thiago de Freitas about the vision for the recently established business and its mission to unify Latin American video games companies.
We likewise talked with Kokku as part of our Brazil Games Week, with De Freitas amongst the Brazilian designers who informed us about how the brand-new legal structure for video games will alter the market in the nation.
