Rumbleverse Developer Iron Galaxy Lays Off More Than 60 People, Trying To Avoid Shutdown

Iron Galaxy Studios, the developer behind shuttered battle royale Rumbleverse and support studio on many other projects, has announced it is laying off 66 developers as part of an effort to save the company. This was confirmed in a post on the company’s website, where the studio called the layoffs “a means of last resort” for the studio’s survival.

“For several years now, we have watched our industry undergo significant change. So many of our friends and colleagues who work in game development have suffered a series of painful adjustments…All the while at Iron Galaxy, we’ve been making sacrifices to keep our teams intact,” the post explains. “It has been our hope that we could emerge from this long winter alongside all the teammates who have come to work with us over the years. Today, we’re making the unfortunate announcement that we have run out of room to maneuver amidst this slow recovery.”

Iron Galaxy Studios was founded in 2008 and has studios in Chicago, Orlando, Nashville, and Austin. According to LinkedIn, the company had over 200 employees at the time of layoffs. Iron Galaxy has long been a co-developer and support studio on projects like Killer Instinct, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, and Fallout 76. The studio is best known for its original projects, which included the beloved-yet-shuttered battle royale game Rumbleverse and games like Divekick and Extinction.

As for what Iron Galaxy will focus on following these layoffs, the post says the company “is still committed to serving our partners in the creation of games” and wants to “work with the best companies in the world on the most beloved player experiences.”