# SEGA sells Relic Entertainment, lays off 240 staff across European studios
SEGA has sold Relic Entertainment and will reduce headcount by approximately 240 roles at several of its European studios with the aim of optimizing fixed expenses, the company announced. Relic Entertainment will become an independently-run studio and continue to support its titles, including Company of Heroes 3. According to GamesIndustry.biz, most of the layoffs are…