NCsoft Korea confirms restructure and layoffs, renames Throne & Liberty team to Studio X

22 Oct 2024Source: MassivelyOp
Last night, we covered the disturbing industry news that NCsoft was planning a major restructure of its Korean branch owing to the long-obvious fact that it’s seen poor revenues over the last year. Now, we have confirmation thanks to a letter from execs to workers.


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