Russian payment services company Xsolla has fired 150 employees at once. What caused controversy wasn’t the staff reduction itself but the CEO’s letter, in which he tried to explain the reason behind this decision.

The email written by Xsol…

Payment services company Xsolla has reportedly fired 150 of its employees, with workers in the company’s office in Perm, Russia being terminated based on big data analysis of their activity (via Game World Observer).

Making the situation wo…

150 people have been fired from Xsolla – a game payment company used by Steam, the Epic Games Store and other game developers – via a controversial email from CEO and founder Aleksandr Agapitov.

Agapitov contacted 150 fired employees throug…

The news raises a number of ethical questions that are especially pertinent in a pandemic-stricken working environment.

Xsolla, the Russia-based games industry payment solution provider, has reportedly laid off upwards of 150 employees foll…