Among the many lay-offs affecting the gaming trade, this time round, DON’T NOD has additionally been hit. As revealed by principal cinematic artist Mary Pouliot on LinkedIn, DON’T NOD Montreal has been affected by lay-offs. Together with Pouliot, technical artist Laurent Dufresne has additionally revealed that he was among the many workers laid off from the studio.
“Right now, I used to be a part of the layoff wave at DON’T NOD Montréal,” posted Pouliot on LinkedIn. “Though I used to be anticipating this dreadly fatality that’s now a behavior within the trade, it got here to me as an actual shock. I didn’t anticipate that this morning when waking up and going to the studio. However there it’s. No cinematic artist anymore at DNM.”
DON’T NOD hasn’t but launched any public statements concerning the matter. Nevertheless, French union for online game builders Syndicat de Travailleureuses du Jeu Video has launched its personal assertion on the matter. On social media, the union posted that it had been knowledgeable of seven workers of DON’T NOD Montreal being affected by “short-term suspension”, whereas 9 have been hit by lay-offs. In accordance with the union, the lay-offs and suspensions had been made to “scale back prices throughout the group”.
“Don’t Nod Montréal: now we have been knowledgeable of the lay-offs of 9 colleagues and the ‘short-term suspension’ of seven others with the intention to ‘scale back prices throughout the group’, posted the union on BlueSky. “We assist the colleagues affected. The STJV strongly condemns Oskar Guilbert’s catastrophic administration of the corporate.”
“In France, the union battle succeeded in drastically limiting the variety of lay-offs and in acquiring acceptable departure situations. We encourage and assist our comrades and colleagues who’re organising the trade throughout the Atlantic! Direct motion will get the products.”
Together with Pouliot and Dufresne, lead senior tester a part of the QA workforce Sandra Cormier and senior recreation and degree designer Mathieu Tremblay had been additionally amongst these affected by these lay-offs.
“I’m saddened to say I used to be a part of yet one more wave of layoffs affecting the online game trade,” posted Tremblay on LinkedIn. “I’m extremely happy with what the workforce at Don’t Nod Montreal completed with Misplaced Information: Bloom and Rage and transport the sport with this degree of high quality was nothing wanting a miracle within the circumstances. I want for all others affected by this wave of layoffs to land on their ft rapidly, as they’re actually distinctive individuals.”
The entire trade appears to be going through fairly a number of lay-offs in current instances. Earlier this month, a report indicated that Microsoft could be trying to let a few of its workers from throughout the Xbox division go. In accordance with the report, greater than a dozen workers have been fearful about these lay-offs.
The corporate had additionally let go of three % of its workforce from throughout all of its groups again in Might. In accordance with the studies of the time, greater than 6,000 workers throughout the corporate had been affected by these lay-offs.
DON’T NOD, within the meantime, is engaged on a brand new recreation – Aphelion. The title was introduced earlier this month with a trailer.
🇬🇧 Don’t Nod Montréal: now we have been knowledgeable of the lay-offs of 9 colleagues and the “short-term suspension” of seven others with the intention to “scale back prices throughout the group”. We assist the colleagues affected. The STJV strongly condemns Oskar Guilbert’s catastrophic administration of the corporate.
— Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) 2025-06-26T16:57:46.038Z
In France, the union battle succeeded in drastically limiting the variety of lay-offs and in acquiring acceptable departure situations. We encourage and assist our comrades and colleagues who’re organising the trade throughout the Atlantic! Direct motion will get the products
— Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) 2025-06-26T16:57:46.059Z
