Support studio PTW lays off 45 staff across global teams

PTW, the developer formerly known as Pole to Win, has laid off 45 employees.

Workers at the support studio recently confirmed they were affected by its recent reductions. A spokesperson later told Kotaku the layoffs hit multiple unspecified departments across its teams in located in "several countries."

Founded in 1994, PTW has spent 20 years helping developers with localization, QA, and other fields. It has over 40 studios stationed around the world in Asia and Europe, plus North and South America.

PTW assisted with major publishers' games

The developer recently aided in the development of Nintendo's Super Mario Wonder, Bethesda's Starfield, and Capcom's Exoprimal.

"This decision was not made lightly," explained PTW. "Our company’s core offerings stem from the people who enable us to deliver world-class products and services."

As noted by Kotaku, nearly 3,000 people have now been laid off this year across the game industry. Last week ended with "sizable" layoffs at Tiny Tina's Wonderlands co-creator Lost Boys Interactive.

Prior to Lost Boys, this month has already seen reductions at Discord, Twitch, Unity, and Playtika.