2K Games is laying off an unknown number of developers at Cloud Chamber, the studio currently at work on BioShock 4. As part of the leadership shakeup reported earlier this month, the studio has also brought in former Gears of War and Diablo boss Rod Fergusson to help get the game on track, a role similar to the one he played on BioShock Infinite over a decade ago.
2K president David Ismailer informed staff of the layoffs, and of Fergusson's appointment as head of both Cloud Chamber and BioShock, in an email to staff which was reprinted in part by IGN. Ismailer acknowledges that the upcoming game "has been underway for several years," but 2K has nonetheless "made the decision with studio leadership to rework certain aspects that are core to a BioShock game" – which means that some number of developers are losing their jobs.
