OverActive Media, owners of the esports company Splyce and the Toronto Defiant Overwatch team, has announced that it has laid off six staff from the sales and marketing departments. This comes after OverActive Media acquired both companies back in November last year after a $1.5 million investment, and announced plans to "grow our enterprise on a global level".
In a statement made to The Esports Observer, the vice president of content and communications at OverActive Media, Paulo Senra, said the following:
"Unfortunately, we've had to make some tough decisions today as our business takes a new direction and continues to grow into one of the leading global esports organizations. We look forward to announcing some additions to our team in the near future."
What do you think about these recent layoffs?