Thief studio Eidos Montreal lays off 27 people

Thief studio Eidos Montreal has laid off 27 employees following the release of the stealth reboot.

The reason for the redundancies has not been confirmed, but Square Enix said it had to be done so that Eidos Montreal was set up correctly for the future.

"Yes it is true we've let 27 people go today," said a representative from Square Enix, "unfortunately it's something that every major studio has to do sometimes in order to ensure you have the right set up for current and future projects.

"It's never a nice thing to do but we are genuinely trying to offer as much support as much as we can. We're trying to re-locate as many people as possible into other roles here or at our other studios and we've been in touch with several studios in Montreal to arrange a career day for those affected by this.

"We're very thankful for all their hard work and we sincerely wish them well."

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