Some sad news has come from one of the video game industries' veteran studios, as Capcom has been forced to layoff an unspecified amount of employees, leading to vice president Christian Svensson to resign his post voluntarily. The company, who recently showed of Dead Rising 3 at E3, released a statement about the move to Gamespot:
"Capcom today laid off several employees from the US office as part of an overall organizational restructure of the company...The transition to the new generation of hardware and changing industry landscape have required us to adapt our business to best meet our new goals. We sincerely thank each individual for their contributions and wish them well."
Svensson, who had worked for the company for eight years, confirmed his departure on a post on Google Plus, in which he revealed he had no hard feelings towards his former employer and volunteered to leave when he found out the company was reorganizing:
"This departure is not a bad thing for me and it's happening mostly because I'd suggested it during the early planning for today's reorg. While I wish the company the best of luck, Capcom is going in a different direction and the need for people at my level, relative to other areas, is lacking. Those who know me well, know that I've been ready to go for quite some time. That said, I'm grateful for the opportunities Capcom has afforded me. I stayed as long as I did in large part for the potential I felt the company had (and still may have). But I also stayed for the people."
It remains to be seen how this news will affect the projects Capcom is working on, and if it causes a delay in Dead Rising 3, which is perhaps the most anticipated Xbox One exclusive revealed at E3 this year.
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