What was a rumor earlier today has now been confirmed. Several layoffs have hit the Sony owned studio Sony Santa Monica, the studio known for the God of War series.

Sony provided this official statement to IGN:

“SCEA can confirm that we have completed a reduction in workforce at Santa Monica Studio. This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS. We do not take these decisions lightly. However, sometimes it is necessary to make changes to better serve the future projects of the studio. We have offered outplacement services and severance packages to ease transition for those impacted.”

There are also rumors that a project by Sony Santa Monica has been cancelled, but Sony is yet to confirm or deny this.

My Opinion

This is sad and unexpected, I’m a huge fan of SSM and their games, particularly the God of War series, which is one of my favorite of all time. I really hope that the rumor about their project being cancelled isn’t true.