Update: Schell Games confirms it has laid off 49 of employees

Update: In a statement to Vertical Slice, Schell Games confirmed it has laid off 49 employees in "across the board" cuts, representing around 40 percent of its workforce.

Original story: Full-service game studio Schell Games has made its second round of layoffs in three months.

The company confirmed the news in a post on LinkedIn where it said a "significant number" of people have been jettisoned to "ensure a sustainable future."

"While this will enable us to stay stable moving forward, it is incredibly painful as we are losing some fantastic talent," reads the statement. 

Another LinkedIn post from a worker impacted by the cuts suggests that dozens of people have lost their jobs. 

The Pittsburgh studio claims to have over 150 team members on its 'About' webpage. It's unclear when that figure was last updated. 

It previously laid off an undisclosed number of employees in August (thanks, Game Developer), reportedly the first time the company has eliminated jobs since it was founded in 2002. 

A specialist in VR titles, Schell Games has worked on notable releases such as I Expect You To Die and Among Us 3D. 

Vertical Slice has approached the company for comment.