Funcom is laying off 20 percent of their work force. The company operates offices in Norway, Switzerland, China, Canada and the US. Reporting the story, Industry Gamers says that of the more than 300 people employed across those offices, the staff in Norway is expected to take the brunt of the layoffs. As part of cost-cutting moves the company is also seeking to move more staff into its Quebec office, where it even expects to hire 100 to 150 new Canadian employees over the next year and a half.
The force reduction will delay Funcom’s upcoming MMO The Secret World but will not affect the Age of Conan expansion Rise of the Goldslayer.
