According to former developers at the studio, Visual Concepts South staff were laid off earlier this week. others across the industry.
As of this writing, it's unclear how many have been laid off by the Orange County-based developer, but 3D artist My life is beautiful said the “majority” of his team has been laid off. Affected departments include art, productionAND engineering.
“After three incredible years at 2K Games Visual Concepts…I'm shocked by the recent layoffs,” wrote the VFX artist Arnold's song“It was an honor to work alongside such talented people.”
“It's been a great three years at Visual Concepts South,” added the level designer. Jordan Mann“I've worked with some really great people and I'm proud of all the work we've done together. I'll miss them all.”
For the websiteVC South is best known for 2023 Lego 2K Drive, along with an “integral role” in 2K's NBA franchise. This marks the second round of layoffs at Visual Concepts this year, following cuts at its Austin Branch in February.
In September 2023Almost a year ago, Visual Concepts also laid off staff at its Austin studio. However, 2K has not provided a reason for the cuts or what the next step will be for Visual Concepts and its many subsidiaries.
The game developer has reached out to 2K for comment and will update you when they hear back.