Title is a little misleading. When people think game director, they think the head honcho behind the game like IceFrog for DotA, Jeff Kaplan for Overwatch. That is Guangyun Chen and he was not laid off.
These people were just part of some American team and director of some component of the game (i.e. levels).
These people were just part of some American team and director of some component of the game (i.e. levels).