RIFT developer, Trion Worlds, earlier announced that the company went through a round of staff layoffs “in response to market conditions, product timelines and the natural evolution of our company”. It was estimated by various websites that around 30 to 40 were cut.
Gamasutra mentioned that most of the affect personnel came from the RIFT team, and it is a surprise seeing how the expansion, Storm Legion, was just launched last month. The expansion can played for free from 14th-18th December.