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November 3, 2011 02:32 am GMT

Social Game Developer RockYou Succumbs To Layoffs To Achieve Profitability

rockyouRockYou, a social game developer, will be laying off a number of employees, we've confirmed with the company. The total number of employees being cut, explains CEO Lisa Marino, is 100, but there are two parts to the cuts. First, around forty employees from Playdemic, a social game development studio that RockYou acquired in January, will be rejoining Playdemic as a spinoff as the studio has been sold back to the original founders. The social game Gourmet Ranch will become part of Playdemic.Marino says that around 56 employees will be let go from RockYou's headquarters in Redwood city, including some staff from the game organization, media, and general and administrative services. After the Playdemic spinoff and the layoffs, RockYou will be left with half of its staff, with 90-ish employees, says Marino.

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