Sega announces massive layoffs in UK and sells studio Relic Entertainment

DoNews March 28 news, Sega announced that its Sega Europe, Creative Assembly and Sega HARDlight studios in the UK will lay off a total of 240 people and sell its well-known studio Relic Entertainment.

Sega said that the layoffs are mainly concentrated in Creative Assembly and Sega Europe Studios. Creative Assembly, best known for making the hit PC strategy game series Total War, launched the ancient Egypt-themed Total War: Pharaohs in 2023.

The studio had previously developed a 3A multiplayer hero competitive project called "Hyenas", but the project was canceled by Sega during the open beta phase in 2023.

It is unclear how many people within Creative Assembly will be affected by the layoffs. Sega added when talking about the future of the studio, "Creative Assembly will continue to focus on the Total War series. development, and there is also an as-yet-unannounced new project in progress."

At the same time, Sega confirmed that it will completely sell its studio Relic Entertainment, which will make the "Company of Heroes" and "Dawn of War" series Developer Relic becomes an independent studio. Relic said it was helped by an "outside investor," but it's unclear who that investor is. Sega said it is "working closely with Relic to complete this transition and wishes them all the best in the future."

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