Plaion reportedly consolidating its gaming labels, plans for layoffs

A new report suggests that Plaion, formerly Koch Media, is bracing for layoffs as it plans a major restructure of its gaming business. More specifically, it plans to drop three games publishing labels in order to publish them under its own name. Allegedly, the company expects only a handful of jobs to be affected, and the restructuring process could take up to a year.

The report comes from GamesIndustry.biz and cites anonymous sources who shared a presentation. According to these sources, the company plans to drop three of its gaming labels — Deep Silver, Prime Matter and Ravenscourt. As the restructure will take some time, says the report, several games may launch under those labels before Plaion sunsets them.