Layoffs hit NaturalMotion's Oxford-based QA department

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NaturalMotion, the UK game company behind the likes of CSR Racing and Clumsy Ninja, is making staff redundant at its Oxford-based quality assurance department as part of huge layoffs at parent company Zynga.
Last week management at NaturalMotion told staff the company planned to use outsourced zero-hour contracts instead, a person familiar with the matter told Eurogamer.
One source, who wished to remain anonymous because they were not authorised to talk publicly about the matter, told Eurogamer NaturalMotion studio head and founder Torsten Reil informed affected staff of the cuts last week.
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