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Piranha Games Lays Off About 30% of Employees

The cut follows earlier EG7 reductions tied to weak sales of MechWarrior 5: Clans.

Overview

  • CEO Russ Bullock confirmed the layoffs on X, saying roughly three in ten employees lost their jobs.
  • LinkedIn posts from former staff show losses across writing, VFX, environment and technical art, level design, and software engineering.
  • Some departing workers described the move as “economic restructuring,” and the studio has not issued a full public statement.
  • The cuts raise fresh uncertainty for planned MechWarrior content, with the status of a May DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries not yet clear.
  • This is the second round in about a year, after EG7 eliminated 38 roles at Piranha in January 2025 following Clans’ sales shortfall.