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Sony Cuts 900 Jobs, Shuts Down London Studio & Cancels New ‘Twisted Metal’ Title

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The video games industry continues to get bad news with more layoffs, this time from Sony itself. Per Bloomberg, Sony will lay off 900 people across its worldwide video game division (approximately 8% of its employees), and close its London studio that was responsible for several VR titles.

In addition, several titles in development have also been cancelled at Sony, including a new Twisted Metal title.

“After careful consideration and many leadership discussions over several months, it has become clear changes need to be made to continue to grow the business and develop the company,” stated Sony Interactive Entertainment President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ryan in a message to staff posted on Sony Interactive’s website. Ryan will be departing the company next month.

The layoffs will also impact Insomniac (the studio behind Spider-Man and the upcoming Wolverine title), Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and Guerrilla Games (Horizon). Guerrilla Games specifically is cutting 10% of its staff, roughly 40 employees.

Sony UK-based subsidiary Firesprite was also hit, which was in development of a new live service Twisted Metal game. The title was likely being developed to coincide with the upcoming second season of the Peacock TV series.

The Sony layoffs announced today come on the heels of The Dark Pictures Anthology developer Supermassive Games announcing yesterday that they’re in the process of “entering into a period of consultation,” where they would lay off approximately 90 members of the team.

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Upcoming “Unholy Alliance” Update for ‘Cult of the Lamb’ Adds Local Co-op and More [Teaser]

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Cult of the Lamb players will be getting more free goodies later this summer with the Unholy Alliance update. Coming August 12, the update introduces a brand new playable character in the Goat, which coincides with the game allowing local co-op.

With the Unholy Alliance update, the entire Cult of the Lamb campaign will be playable in local co-op. Players will also be able to enjoy special 2-player versions of existing mini-games, such as Fishing and Knucklebones, as well as choose from a selection of weapons, tarot cards, curses, and corrupted relics as your cooperative crusades progress.

The Lamb and Goat can also swap weapons, deal extra damage when fighting back to back, and even deliver a critical hit when their attacks are in sync. Good news for those who prefer to stay alone in their corner: they will be able to benefit from various new powers.

In addition to the addition of cooperative play, the Unholy Alliance expansion adds several tarot cards, relics, buildings, fleeces, character traits and quests, as well as the addition of new secrets to discover.

More information on the update will be released as the launch date creeps closer. Cult of The Lamb is available now on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch.

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