Telltale Games lays off 25% of its staff

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Telltale Games has laid off 90 members of staff - around 25 per cent of its total workforce - the company has announced.
In a statement addressing the move, the episodic-games-focussed studio - perhaps best known for its Walking Dead and Minecraft: Story Mode series of adventure games - said that the redundancies were part of a "comprehensive company restructuring" and to make it "more competitive as a developer and publisher of groundbreaking story-driven gaming experiences with an emphasis on high quality in the years ahead."
Although no explicit reason was given for the lay-offs, Telltale's CEO Pete Hawley said, "Our industry has shifted in tremendous ways over the past few years. The realities of the environment we face moving forward demand we evolve, as well, reorienting our organization with a focus on delivering fewer, better games with a smaller team".
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