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The reduction affects 90 staffers across all of Telltale's divisions but are, according to a press release, not going to affect Telltale's already announced slate of games, which includes new seasons of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us "The decision is designed to make the company, a leader in player-driven narrative games, more competitive as a developer and publisher of groundbreaking story-driven gaming experiences with an emphasis on high quality in the years ahead," a statement from the company reads.IGN has reached out to Telltale for more information and will update this story should they respond. It is unclear what implications this will have on Telltale's Super Show, a format the company announced in 2015 alongside the announcement of Lionsgate's significant investment in the company Telltale will, according to the announcement, also "move internal development over to more proven technologies that will fast-track innovation in its core products," but it is unclear what specific production changes will be made.“I'd like to express our respect for all the contributions that these incredibly talented artists, storytellers and more have made to this company, and that this decision is in no way a reflection on the quality or dedication of their work,” Telltale CEO Pete Hawley, who recently stepped into the position , said in a statement. He elaborated that the goal of this restructure will be to produce "fewer, better games with a smaller team."Today, Telltale Games published the season finale of its Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, as well as a new episode in the second season of Minecraft: Story Mode.

Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush