Music-game developer Harmonix lays off 37 and replaces CEO

Rock Band developer Harmonix is cutting staff and getting a new chief executive.

The music-game company is laying off 37 employees as it restructures for future development. The developer also confirmed today that chief executive officer and cofounder Alex Rigopulos will step aside into a new role as chief creative officer. The team’s head of publishing and business operations, Steve Janiak, will take over as CEO. This comes only six days after the company raised $850,000 in crowdfunding to remake one of its original classics, the rhythm game Amplitude.