Today, Sucker Punch -- the Sony-owned, PlayStation-exclusive developer best known for its Sly Cooper and Infamous franchises -- suffered layoffs.

SCEA can confirm a reduction in workforce has taken place at Sucker Punch Productions. Sucker Punch is appreciative of the tremendous work team members contributed to the inFAMOUS and Sly Cooper series, and wishes them the best in their next endeavors.

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Sony confirmed the news to IGN in the following comment:It's unclear how many people were let go, though Sony's official comment seems to indicate that the cuts could have been as deep as affecting those who were with the team way back when they were still developing Sly Cooper. The last Sly Cooper game Sucker Punch created -- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves -- launched on PlayStation 2 way back in 2005. The studio then pivoted to the Infamous franchise, releasing the first game in that series on PlayStation 3 in 2009.Sucker Punch was founded in 1997, and began its relationship with Sony starting with the development of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, which launched on PS2 back in 2002. Sony purchased the studio outright in 2011 , officially bringing it into the first party family following the launch of the original Infamous in '09. The studio's most recent title was Infamous: Second Son , a PS4-exclusive title that we loved , and are on the verge of releasing its standalone DLC, First Light, which we recently went hands-on with Our very best goes out to all of those who were affected by today's unfortunate news.

Colin Moriarty is IGN’s Senior Editor. You can follow him on Twitter.