The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered developer Virtuos is reportedly in the middle of mass layoffs, affecting up to 300 people. Widespread job losses have populated headlines lately, thanks largely to massive cutbacks across several Microsoft-owned studios. While Virtuos is not under the Microsoft umbrella, the Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered studio has seemingly followed the same unfortunate trend.
Virtuos has made a name for itself for its ports and remasters over the years. The Metal Gear Solid Delta co-developer worked on Horizon Zero Dawn's PC port, the iOS version of XCOM, The Outer Worlds for Switch, and more before taking on Oblivion and the upcoming MGS game. Despite such an impressive resume and a solid level of recent success, the company is apparently joining the ranks of many studios making dramatic cuts to its staff.
The release of Oblivion Remastered saw many jaws drop, but it's possible a studio behind it is gearing up to do it all over again.
French video game journalist Gauthier Andres broke the news in a Bluesky thread, claiming that inside sources reported that Virtuos is laying off roughly 7% of its global workforce. The cuts will reportedly be most severe in...
