Swedish conglomerate Embracer Group decreased its headcount by 1,857 staff over the previous 12 months throughout an ongoing restructure that included layoffs and divestments.It is a determine that underlines the size of upheaval on the firm, which has been trying to rightsize by enacting a brutal restructuring program after a interval centered on pricey mergers and acquisitions (M&A). That restructuring program had price round 1,400 staff their jobs by the tip of 2023.Not all the newest departures would have been the direct results of layoffs, with Embracer divesting main belongings akin to Easybrain, Saber Interactive, and Gearbox over the previous 12 months.The corporate can be within the strategy of splitting into three standalone publicly-traded entities to “unleash the total potential of every workforce.” Embracer Group AB will proceed to supervise these firms underneath the management of incoming CEO and Phil Rogers, who was a veteran exec at Eidos and Sq. Enix.Rogers will substitute long-serving Embracer CEO and co-founder Lars Wingefors in August 2025. Wingefors is proposed to be appointed govt chair of the board of Embracer, the place he’ll deal with “strategic initiatives, M&A, and capital allocation.”Embracer Group has parted methods with hundreds of staff lately—lots of which have been laid offRelated:Beat Video games is ending help for Beat Saber on PS4 and PS5Embracer detailed its inner headcount throughout three segments—PC/Console Video games, Cellular Video games, and Leisure and Companies—in its 2025 annual report. By evaluating the numbers to these shared in final 12 months’s report, we are able to see the human influence of Embracer’s downsizing.Inside the PC/Console Video games section—which incorporates operative teams like Plaion, THQ Nordic, Espresso Stain, Crystal Dynamics-Eidos, and Amplifier Recreation Make investments—inner headcount fell to 4,918 in 2025 from 6,404 in 2024. Which means 1486 folks departed over the previous 12 months. The variety of inner studios additionally decreased to 62 from 73.We all know at the least a few of these staff had been punted out the door following a layoff spherical, with Embracer chopping roles throughout each Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal earlier this 12 months.The variety of folks plying their commerce within the Cellular Video games section additionally fell considerably in contrast the final 12 months. Embracer presently staff 743 folks throughout the section—a notable decline on the 1,081 staff it reported final 12 months.There was a smaller headcount drop within the Leisure and Companies division, the place Embracer presently employs 738 staff—33 fewer folks than the 771 staff it counted in 2024.Associated:Patch Notes #10: Ubisoft staff file to unionize, Embracer downsizing laid naked, and Donkey Kong Bananza is not monkeying aroundIn the report, Embracer mentioned the profitable completion of its restructuring program has turned it right into a “leaner and extra centered” firm. It additionally claimed the broader sport business is starting to stabilize after years of turmoil.