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Sharkmob Cuts Jobs Amid Focus on Exoborne's Future

11/14/2025

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Sharkmob, the Tencent-owned Swedish studio in Malmo, announced layoffs while prioritizing its sci-fi extraction shooter Exoborne, which has no confirmed release date.
Sharkmob closed its London studio in 2024 after staff redundancies linked to the cancellation of an unannounced game.
Tencent vice president Yong-yi Zhu signaled potential reductions in investment in Western studios.
The moves follow similar cutbacks at NetEase, which has closed several studios in North America.

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Sharkmob, the Tencent-owned Swedish studio in Malmo, announced layoffs while prioritizing its sci-fi extraction shooter Exoborne, which has no confirmed release date.
Sharkmob closed its London studio in 2024 after staff redundancies linked to the cancellation of an unannounced game.
Tencent vice president Yong-yi Zhu signaled potential reductions in investment in Western studios.
The moves follow similar cutbacks at NetEase, which has closed several studios in North America.