Trion Worlds studios hit with substantial layoffs

UPDATE: Trion tells us the layoffs were not as bad as IGN's sources indicated: "up to half of the company was not affected by the reduction," and reports of some employees being escorted out of the studio and others not receiving severance are false. The original story follows below. The company behind Defiance and Rift has "adjusted [its] staffing levels" and anonymous sources claim half to four-fifths