Naughty Dog Lays Off Dozens Of Contractors, Puts Last Of Us Multiplayer On Hold
- Naughty Dog has laid off at least 25 contractors, mostly in QA, without severance.
- The layoffs come as the studio's Last of Us multiplayer project is "on ice."
- Most of those laid off were working on the multiplayer project and art, production, and QA roles.
- Full-time Naughty Dog staff do not appear to be affected by the layoffs.
- The game industry has seen widespread layoffs in 2022 despite record profits.
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