Team17 is planning a major downsizing

Team17 is planning «significant» job cuts as part of a company restructuring. According to a report from Eurogamer, the publisher of the games Worms, Overcooked and Moving Out held an emergency meeting to inform employees of the plans.

According to a report from Eurogamer, the publisher of Worms, Overcooked and Moving Out held an emergency meeting to inform employees of the plans.

The publisher told employees that the company’s planned restructuring includes handing over quality control work to an outside company. As such, much of Team17’s existing internal QA department will be affected, with around 50 positions in jeopardy.

At the same time, the company has also announced that it will be transferring its QA work to an external company.

According to a document on the team’s proposed structure, junior QA analyst positions will mostly be cut, though the report says it’s unclear what other departments will be affected. The report also says that Michael Pattison will step down as CEO of Team17’s publishing division, a position he took over in October 2021.

According to the report, Michael Pattison will also step down from his position as CEO of Team17’s publishing division, which he took over in October 2021.

It was confirmed earlier this year that Debbie Bestwick, CEO of Team17 Group, is also planning to step down, effective January 1, 2024. This is another case of mass layoffs in the games industry this year. Last week, it was announced that Epic Games was cutting 16% of its workforce, which numbers «around 830 employees».

It was also announced that Epic Games was laying off 16% of its staff.