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OtherSide Entertainment: Layoffs
OtherSide Entertainment laid off 17 staff members following cancellation of in-development project (Argos)
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
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Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of the sector hiring conditions.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 105.8 (Hot) — down 2.4 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+2.4pts).
OtherSide Entertainment: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 15 days.
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