Funcom closing Beijing studio, laying off staff in Montreal and North Carolina

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Funcom Beijing, which did lots of art and animation for The Secret World, will be closed down this year, Funcom has announced.
It's all part of the restructuring plan Funcom revealed after The Secret World initially flopped, forcing its maker to think about how it wants to do business in the future. The answer was smaller online titles that are quicker to make and cost less.
The restructuring also means the live teams for Anarchy Online, Age of Conan and The Secret World will all be moved under one roof - a roof in Raleigh, North Carolina, in America.
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