NBA 2K and WWE 2K Developer Visual Concepts Hit With Layoffs

According to multiple former employees, 2K and Visual Concepts, the developer behind WWE 2K, have been hit with a round of layoffs affecting an unknown number of employees. Several employees took to LinkedIn on May 13 to announce they had been let go from the studio. Brittany Thibodeaux, a software engineer, indicated that “many” people were affected by the cuts, including herself.

“After three years and some change, my time at VC is at a close,” game designer Anna Hodges said. “I’m so grateful to all of the extremely talented and dedicated people I’ve had the opportunity to work with.”

Nina Marotta, an employee at the company who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, also spoke about her experience being laid off.

“Last week, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that will shorten my lifespan. Today, while on a sick day because of said autoimmune disorder, I was laid off,” game designer Nina Marotta wrote. “This is the second time in my short career that I’ve gone through this, and I am genuinely in agony both physically and mentally. Today, instead of resting my body, I am up shaking and sobbing and trying to wrap my head around what just happened.”