The indie development studio Illfonic announces the layoff of an unspecified number of its employees.
Indie developer Illfonic is the next development studio to have to part with parts of its workforce. It is not known how many employees are affected. In a message on X CEO and co-founder Charles Brungardt says:
“Today we had to accept the harsh reality that the state of the industry has affected us here at IllFonic.”
“It is with a heavy heart that we had to make cuts to our teams today as we had to adapt to a new strategy.”
“There is a lot of talent in this group and if you or your team are looking for staff, please get in touch so people can be matched with open positions.”
Founded in 2007, Illfonic is known for developing Friday the 13th: The Game, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed and Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, among others.
As a support studio, it has development involvement in the games Armored Warfare, Crysis 3, Evolve, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Star Citizen.
The website videogameslayoffs.com estimates the number of employees within the gaming industry to be laid off in 2024 at around 14,000.
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