Dune Awakening developers Funcom are laying off an unspecified number of staff

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Dune: Awakening developers Funcom have announced plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers, citing the same need to "restructure" that's essentially become a byword for games industry job cuts at this point.

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Dune: Awakening developers Funcom have announced plans to lay off an unspecified number of workers, citing the same need to "restructure" that's essentially become a byword for games industry job cuts at this point. Read more

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