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[INDUSTRY]MAY 16, 2026·MAY 16, 2026

Nacon Cuts 90 Jobs in Major Restructuring

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French AA publisher Nacon is eliminating roughly 15% of its workforce — one of the biggest mid-tier European cuts of 2026 so far.

Nacon is cutting 90 jobs — roughly 15% of its global headcount — months after Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's lukewarm reception. The French publisher behind RoboCop: Rogue City framed it as a company-wide restructuring, but hasn't broken out which studios or territories absorb the loss. The timing — ahead of a crowded release slate — reads less like fat-trimming and more like quietly burying underperformers. The "AAA-or-die" framing keeps eating the middle of the market, and mid-tier publishers like Nacon are the ones with the thinnest margin for a single miss.

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