Just Cause Developer Avalanche Cuts Jobs and Shuts Studios

Avalanche Studios Group, known for developing games like the Just Cause series, Mad Max, and Rage 2, is shuttering its New York and Montreal locations, laying off 50 employees. This move affects nine percent of its global workforce and is part of broader industry-wide layoffs impacting giants like Sony, Microsoft, and EA. The closures, announced just months after opening these studios, aim to stabilize the company's future despite an overall damaging trend in the gaming industry.

Although specific support measures are unclear, Avalanche Studios has expressed a commitment to supporting the employees affected by these layoffs during this challenging time.

The Just Cause series, developed by Avalanche Studios, is renowned for its expansive open-world gameplay, focusing on destructible environments and thrilling action. The franchise began in 2006 and has since spawned several sequels, each progressively expanding on its explosive gameplay mechanics. Despite these recent closures, the company still operates from Stockholm, Liverpool, and Malmö.