There have been many layoffs again recently with many notable layoffs at AWS (14k), Target and several others. Now it looks like SquareEnix also is laying off US and UL workers. It looks like they're going to rely more heavily on AI for deployment.
They stated 100-140 UK works and the number of US workers are not yet known.
The article mentioned SquareEnix is going to focus more on the Japanese game market.
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/square-enix-is-laying-off-more-developers-in-the-uk-and-us-as-it-refocuses-on-japan-201907305.html
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