De otroligt tuffa tiderna inom spelbranschen fortsätter. Nu meddelar Bithell Games, som senast utvecklade Tron: Catalyst, att de tvingas skära ner – ordentligt.
Stuions boss, Mike Bithell, säger i ett uttalande;
"It became clear leading up to the release of our most recent game that we were not immune to the challenges faced by many game development teams seeking funding partners in 2024 and 2025.
We’ve fortunately been able to communicate these challenges ahead of time, and work with affected staff to ease departures as much as possible via severance packages. It’s important to state that this was an incredible team of exceptionally talented people."
Studion som grundades 2013 lyckades inte skrapa ihop en tillräckligt stor budget för sitt nästa stora spel. Vilket är anledningen till att elva stycken heltidsanställda måste sluta.
En av studions animatörer, Rich Stubbs, är en av de som nu tvingas söka nytt jobb. Han säger följande; "Like a lot of the industry now, unfortunately I have been made redundant. Working at Bithell Games has been a genuinely great ride, being the sole animator on a Disney project is a badge of honour I will wear with an incredible amount of pride.
Big love and respect to the studio and everyone I’ve worked with over the years."
Bland studions spel finns Thomas Was Alone, Tron: Identity, John Wick: Hex, samt The Banished Vault.
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