Sony Online Entertainment Cuts 41 Staff

Date: 07-19-2009 Views:
KeyWord: Sony, Cuts, 41, efficiency, costs, Free Realms, EverQuest II
Summary: Sony Online Entertainment has axed 41 staff members, or five per cent of its workforce.The Free Realms and Everquest developer and publisher confirmed the news in a statement issued to Massively, but chose not to comment on which positions had been affected.
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Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that they cut 41 full-time workers, equally 5% of their full-time workforce.





The company looks forward to continuing its leadership role in the online games industry as it celebrates the highly successful launch of Free Realms, the ten-year commemoration of its ground-breaking EverQuest franchise.


In a statement to Massively, Sony Online Entertainment said this sudden and unexpected set of layoffs was in hope of increasing operational efficiency and reduce costs. The positions of those affected by the layoff is currently unknown and SOE will not be providing any interviews or further comment on the matter.





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