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Rovio lays off 110 people as Angry Birds hype fades
Rovio has confirmed that 110 people will lose their jobs as the Angry Birds maker also shuts down its game-development studio in Tampere. The layoffs, first announced in October, amount to about 14 percent of the company's workforce. It had been expected that Rovio would make 130 people redundant but after a round of consultations this number has now been reduced. Rovio said that as a result of the redundancies "several positions" have been opened for internal applications.
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Seems a lot of these "tech" companies are based on one hit wonders, why haven't they spent time in R&D and working out a way to keep going after their initial success fades (which is of course so obvious that it will happen).