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More gaming studio layoffs.

Ascendant Studios, the developer that made the latest game in EA’s Originals lineup, Immortals of Aveum, laid off half its staff, Polygon reports. The game apparently sold poorly, which was part of the reason the studio is cutting jobs.

Around half of the studio’s staff was laid off, which translates to about 40 jobs.

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