Worker-run game studio employees vote to lose jobs
The gist
Montreal co-op studio KO-OP voted to say goodbye to 13 staff, citing funding trouble.
The cuts were decided by the workers themselves, a rare model now under strain.
How it unfolded
- 2012KO-OP is founded as a co-operative game studio in Montreal.
- Sep 10, 2026KO-OP announces on Bluesky it will be "saying goodbye" to 13 people, citing difficulty finding funding.
- Sep 10, 2026The studio says the decision was made democratically, with members kept updated on cash flow and a group appointed to plan and ratify recommendations.