Double Fine has suffered layoffs after a deal for an unannounced project fell through.

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Double Fine confirmed the layoffs in a statement to IGN. Twelve of the company's workers were let go as a result of the unexpected cancellation of the unnamed game.The Costume Quest 2 developer said that the layoffs are only relevant to the cancelled project, and its other games currently in development are unaffected by today's news.Currently, Double Fine is working on Broken Age: Act 2, Massive Chalice, and the remake of the Lucasarts classic Grim Fandango Remastered.Lay-offs are an all too common part of working in the tumultuous games industry, with companies like Wildstar developer Carbine Studios , Angry Birds developer Rovio , and Strife dev S2 Games all recently seeing reductions in their staff numbers.

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