Twórca Outriders, People Can Fly, podobno zwalnia „ponad 30” pracowników

Według doniesień deweloper Outriders, People Can Fly, zwalnia „ponad 30” pracowników

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People Can Fly, the developer behind the likes of Outriders and Bulletstorm, has reportedly laid off “over 30 people” working on a currently unannounced game – codenamed Project Gemini – that’s set to be published by Square Enix.

As zgłoszone przez Kotaku, dyrektor ds. rozwoju People Can Fly, Adam Alker, ogłosił zwolnienia w e-mailu wysłanym do wszystkich pracowników pracujących nad projektem, wyjaśniając, że cięć dokonano ze względu na ograniczenia budżetowe i jego kurczący się zakres. Dodatkowych 20 osób również ma opuścić Project Gemini, ale zostaną przeniesione do innych tytułów w firmie.

“We understand that this decision impacts each of you,” Alker wrote in the email, “and we want to express our gratitude for your hard work, dedication, and contributions thus far.”

Addressing “those individuals transitioning out of the studio due to these changes”, Alker added, “We extend our sincere appreciation for the skills and expertise you brought to the team [and] will keep our fingers crossed for your next steps in game dev and offer all our support.”

Project Gemini was revealed to be in the works at People Can Fly (alongside four “AAA” titles and two VR games) last January, with a planned release of 2026. However, an aktualizacja projektu Gemini shared in November noted the studio was entering into “strategic discussions” with Square Enix and that it was “highly probable” development “will not be continued… on the current commercial terms”. That news followed September’s announcement Take-Two Interactive had wycofał się ze partnerstwa to publish People Can Fly’s Project Dagger after two years of development, but that work would continue.

Studio pracuje także nad Projekt Maverick finansowany przez Microsoft, based on one of the latter’s IP. Little is known about the title beyond its $30m-50m budget, but rumours persist Microsoft is gearing up for a major Gears of War revival.

People Can Fly is yet to confirm today’s report of layoffs at the studio but they would mark the latest in an already devastating month for the games industry. As per Kotaku’s tally, over 3,900 job cuts have already been announced in 2024 among the likes of Riot Games, jedność, Interaktywna gra Lost Boys, Grzmot, Twitch, Zachowanie Interactive. That’s compared what’s szacuje się, że doszło do około 9,500 zwolnień w branży w 2023 roku.

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