Iron Galaxy Studios 裁员，归咎于“当前市场环境”

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On April 17, Iron Galaxy Studios published a LinkedIn post announcing its second round of layoffs in as many years. The number of workers being laid off was not specified, but the studio explains that the layoffs are necessary in order to adapt to the ongoing market conditions in the video game industry. The announcement also notes that, since 2020, the industry has changed—the way people play games and what publishers look for in games to fund—and instead of waiting for things to go back to normal, the studio has had to adjust its expectations and accept the current market as the new normal going forward.
4 月 17 日，Iron Galaxy Studios 在 LinkedIn 上发布消息，宣布了其在短短两年内的第二轮裁员。虽然未具体说明被裁员工的数量，但该工作室解释称，裁员是为了适应电子游戏行业持续变化的市场环境所必需的措施。公告中还指出，自 2020 年以来，行业已经发生了改变——人们的游戏方式以及发行商在投资游戏时所寻求的内容都发生了变化——工作室不得不调整其预期，接受当前的市场状况作为未来发展的新常态，而不是等待情况恢复正常。

In the post, the studio notes that "as Iron Galaxy adapts, we must make painful decisions about what we can be as a company. It's impossible for us to sustain the team size that we've carried this past year." This lack of sustainability is in spite of a round of layoffs in 2025 that saw 66 workers lose their jobs. Iron Galaxy isn't the biggest game studio in the world, but it has some heavyweight credits under its belt, including working on the Windows port for Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Knight, before Rocksteady took over development of the latter due to a buggy launch. The studio also worked on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, which launched in July 2025. The studio also worked on a number of Nintendo Switch ports, including Overwatch, Dauntless, Apex Legends, and Metroid Prime Remastered.
在该帖子中，该工作室指出："随着 Iron Galaxy 进行调整，我们必须就我们公司能成为什么样的企业做出痛苦的决定。我们无法维持过去一年所保持的团队规模。" 这种不可持续性，即便在 2025 年经历了一轮导致 66 名员工失业的裁员之后依然存在。Iron Galaxy 并非世界上最大的游戏工作室，但它履历上拥有一些重量级项目，包括负责《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆起源》和《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆骑士》的 Windows 移植版开发工作。后者的开发因首发版本存在诸多漏洞而转由 Rocksteady 接手。该工作室还参与了 2025 年 7 月发布的《托尼·霍克职业滑板 3+4》的工作。此外，工作室还承担了多款游戏的 Nintendo Switch 移植工作，包括《守望先锋》、《无畏契约》、《Apex 英雄》以及《银河战士 Prime 复刻版》。

The full announcement reads:
完整公告内容如下：

Today, Iron Galaxy Studios regrets to announce that we are reducing our company size.

A number of teammates and friends are losing their jobs as we adjust to a new company structure. We are terribly sorry to lose them as we take steps to adapt to the climate of the video game industry. It's time for us to evolve again.

Since we first got started, we have taken on many different forms as a company. Throughout these different phases, we have changed our focus, our mission, and our size. We've worked with the best creators of interactive entertainment and made some games of our own. Along the way, we've seen the industry that we serve expand and contract in surprising ways.

Ever since 2020, when everything about making video games started to change, people have been waiting for business "to get back to normal." These are the conversations we've had with colleagues and partners on our travels to the places where game creators gather. This year, we're adopting a new posture to accept these current market conditions as permanent.

Players consume games in new ways. Publishers have different criteria for investing in the development of games. This new normal has impacted all our partners. As Iron Galaxy adapts, we must make painful decisions about what we can be as a company. It's impossible for us to sustain the team size that we've carried this past year, even after our downsizing from last year.

We hate losing people. One of our core values is providing a wonderful experience for the talented folks who work for us. The best we can do for them today is to help them start writing the next chapter of their career. They are all welcome to introductions and referrals from us. If you need good people, please be on the lookout for them.

Thank you.
今日，Iron Galaxy Studios 遗憾地宣布，我们将缩减公司规模。

在我们适应新公司架构的过程中，一些团队成员和朋友将失去工作岗位。对于在调整过程中失去这些伙伴，我们深感抱歉。为了适应电子游戏产业的环境变化，我们必须采取相应步骤。是时候再次自我革新了。

自创立之初，我们公司就历经了多种形态的演变。在这些不同的阶段，我们调整过业务重心、公司使命与团队规模。我们曾与互动娱乐领域的顶尖创作者合作，也独立开发过一些游戏。一路走来，我们亲眼见证了所服务的这个行业以出人意料的方式扩张与收缩。

自 2020 年游戏制作模式开始全面转变以来，业界一直在等待业务"回归常态"。这是我们在前往游戏创作者聚集地交流时，与同行及合作伙伴进行的对话内容。今年，我们正以新的姿态接受当前市场状况成为永久现实。

玩家以新的方式消费游戏，发行商对游戏开发的投资标准也已改变。这种新常态影响了我们所有的合作伙伴。在 Iron Galaxy 适应变化的过程中，我们必须痛苦地决定公司的未来定位。即便去年已经历过一轮裁员，我们仍无法维持过去一年所保持的团队规模。

我们痛失人才。公司的核心价值观之一，就是为才华横溢的员工提供卓越的工作体验。如今我们能为他们做的最好的事，就是帮助他们开启职业生涯的新篇章。我们欢迎所有离职员工通过我们获取推荐和引荐。如果您需要优秀人才，请留意他们的动向。

谢谢大家。

原文链接：Iron Galaxy Studios Lays Off Staff, Blames "Current Market Conditions"
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