Rovio has confirmed that 110 people will lose their jobs as the Angry Birds maker also shuts down its game-development studio in Tampere. The layoffs, first announced in October, amount to about 14 percent of the company's workforce.
It had been expected that Rovio would make 130 people redundant but after a round of consultations this number has now been reduced. Rovio said that as a result of the redundancies "several positions" have been opened for internal applications. The actual number of employees out of work will depend on how many new internal positions are filled.
(Score: 2) by ticho on Saturday December 06 2014, @09:53AM
I wonder if they are at least working on something new, or are content to just ride the the Angry Birds gravy train into oblivion and disband.
(Score: 1) by RedGreen on Saturday December 06 2014, @07:46PM
That depends have they got the IPO under their belt yet, if so the slide to irrelevance is someones elses problem now, the gravy train has already been boarded leaving the investors/suckers at the station...
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