Video games producer Gameloft closes Cluj-Napoca office
<p>Gameloft, a French producer and developer of video games, has decided to close the studio in Cluj-Napoca, opened 15 years ago, and to fire all 136 employees from this headquarters, the company told <a href="https://economedia.ro/breaking-continua-valul-de-concedieri-din-it-ul-romanesc-gameloft-inchide-studioul-din-cluj-napoca-si-concediaza-cei-peste-130-de-angajati-motivul-companiei-raspundem-conditiilor-pietei-in-continua.html?mc_cid=8ee2c07429&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Economedia.ro</a>.</p>

<p>The information came from an employee who conveyed that, on May 13, 2024, following an internal meeting with all the employees at the studio in Cluj-Napoca, they were informed that the studio would be closed permanently at the decision of the headquarters and Vivendi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"On June 10, we will receive the notices, and on July 10, it will be the last day of work for 200+ employees," he said.</p>

<p>After the information surfaced in the media, Gameloft announced that it intends to keep the studio in Bucharest, "which remains an important asset and is working on projects."</p>

<p>Gameloft SE is a French video game publisher based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot. Formerly a public company traded on the Paris Bourse, Gameloft was acquired by media conglomerate Vivendi in 2016.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: Gameloft.ro)</em></p>