{"id":1896384,"date":"2026-04-22T12:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1896384"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:17:06","slug":"dead-by-daylight-behavior-interactive-appears-to-have-suffered-fresh-layoffs-as-senior-animator-announces-sudden-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1896384","title":{"rendered":"Dead by Daylight Behavior Interactive appears to have suffered fresh layoffs, as senior animator announces sudden departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Dead by Daylight Behavior Interactive appears to have suffered fresh layoffs, as senior animator announces sudden departure<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;I honestly didn&#8217;t think it would happen to me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/dead-by-daylight-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-next-week-1637871012489.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Promotional art showing one of Dead by Daylight's masked killers, silhouetted against a raging fire in the forest.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"dead-by-daylight-is-free-on-the-epic-games-store-next-week-1637871012489.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Behaviour Interactive<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-22T12:17:06+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-behavior-interactive-layoffs-senior-animator?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f57fc751-1d9a-4eaa-a8da-c68119720cdf\" data-name=\"7 Days To Die\" data-follow-text=\"Follow 7 Days To Die\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following 7 Days To Die\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow 7 Days To Die\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following 7 Days To Die\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow 7 Days To Die\" title=\"Follow 7 Days To Die\"><br \/>\n  Follow 7 Days To Die<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Behavior Interactive appears to have laid off a number of employees from the company. The exact number of affected workers has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>News of these layoffs come from the social media posts of a now-former employee, explaining their situation online. Eurogamer has contacted Behavior Interactive to find out the full scope of these layoffs, and why they&#8217;ve happened.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead by Daylight x Resident Evil - Official Collaboration Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ueP7HnM-8Tk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ueP7HnM-8Tk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead by Daylight x Resident Evil &#8211; Official Collaboration Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Dead by Daylight.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ueP7HnM-8Tk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The employee in question is Jonathan Veiga, who was a senior animator on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JVeigaAnim\/status\/2046614917235478876\">who wrote<\/a>: &#8220;Welp.. unfortunately, I was affected by the layoffs from Behaviour. I honestly didn&#8217;t think it was going to happen to me. If anyone is looking for an animator, you can let me know via DMs. At least I&#8217;m still with Rivals of Aether. I&#8217;ll be submitting my updated demo reel shortly. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Behavior Interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/behaviour-interactive-lays-off-up-to-95-workers-mostly-in-montreal\">last suffered layoffs in June, 2024<\/a>. Up to 95 employees were cut, which the company said in a press release were driven by a need to &#8220;focus on its historical strengths&#8221;. This came following an early wave of layoffs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/layoffs-hit-dead-by-daylight-developer-behaviour-interactive-report-says\">in January that same year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Behavior Interactive has been free from additional staff reductions. The company only recently announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-behaviour-buys-7-days-to-die\">acquisition of 7 Day to Die developer Fun Pimps<\/a>. The company also has Serious Sam: Shatterverse on the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/serious-sam-shatterverse-revealed-in-xbox-partner-showcase-a-new-co-op-roguelite-fps\">revealed during a recent Xbox Partner Showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article will be updated once an official response from Behavior Interactive is released.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Behavior Interactive appears to have laid off a number of employees from the company. The exact number of affected workers has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>News of these layoffs come from the social media posts of a now-former employee, explaining their situation online. Eurogamer has contacted Behavior Interactive to find out the full scope of these layoffs, and why they&#8217;ve happened.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Dead by Daylight x Resident Evil - Official Collaboration Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ueP7HnM-8Tk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ueP7HnM-8Tk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Dead by Daylight x Resident Evil &#8211; Official Collaboration Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a trailer for Dead by Daylight.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ueP7HnM-8Tk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The employee in question is Jonathan Veiga, who was a senior animator on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JVeigaAnim\/status\/2046614917235478876\">who wrote<\/a>: &#8220;Welp.. unfortunately, I was affected by the layoffs from Behaviour. I honestly didn&#8217;t think it was going to happen to me. If anyone is looking for an animator, you can let me know via DMs. At least I&#8217;m still with Rivals of Aether. I&#8217;ll be submitting my updated demo reel shortly. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Behavior Interactive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/behaviour-interactive-lays-off-up-to-95-workers-mostly-in-montreal\">last suffered layoffs in June, 2024<\/a>. Up to 95 employees were cut, which the company said in a press release were driven by a need to &#8220;focus on its historical strengths&#8221;. This came following an early wave of layoffs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/layoffs-hit-dead-by-daylight-developer-behaviour-interactive-report-says\">in January that same year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Behavior Interactive has been free from additional staff reductions. The company only recently announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dead-by-daylight-behaviour-buys-7-days-to-die\">acquisition of 7 Day to Die developer Fun Pimps<\/a>. The company also has Serious Sam: Shatterverse on the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/serious-sam-shatterverse-revealed-in-xbox-partner-showcase-a-new-co-op-roguelite-fps\">revealed during a recent Xbox Partner Showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article will be updated once an official response from Behavior Interactive is released.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dead by Daylight Behavior Interactive appears to have suffered fresh layoffs, as senior animator announces sudden departure &#8220;I honestly didn&#8217;t think it would happen to me&#8221;. 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