Sega Lays Off Hundreds Across Europe as It Sells Studio Behind Age of Empires 4
• Sega Europe announced sale of Relic Entertainment, developer of Company of Heroes 3 and Age of Empires 4, to UK investment company Emona Capital
• Sega Europe laying off 240 people across several studios to optimize expenses
• Layoffs impact Creative Assembly, Sega Hardlight, and Sega Europe studios
• Over 500 Sega employees laid off in past 7 months between Relic, Hyenas cancellation, and latest round
• Contrasts with Sega of America workers ratifying first union contract with layoff protections, just cause provisions, and raises