Irish studio Romero Video games has seemingly laid off various staff after instantly shedding undertaking funding.
Notably, various Romero Video games staff declare the cutbacks at Romero are a direct results of Microsoft’s newest layoff spree—which noticed the corporate make important redundancies throughout its online game division.
Romero Video games detailed the state of affairs in a publish on Bluesky however did not title Microsoft straight.
“We now have some tough information to share. Final night time, we discovered that our writer has cancelled funding for our sport together with a number of different unannounced initiatives at different studios,” reads the publish.
“This was a strategic resolution made at a excessive degree inside the writer, properly above our visibility or management. We deeply want there had been one thing, something, we might have performed to forestall this consequence.”
Romero Video games working to assist staff after writer pulls funding
Studio CEO Brenda Romero defined the corporate is at present evaluating subsequent steps and dealing to assist its workforce. “Many people have labored collectively for greater than a decade, some for over 20 years,” she added. “It is a particularly tough day.”
It is at present unclear how many individuals have been impacted by the cuts. In line with job listings posted on-line, Romero Video games had been engaged on a model new shooter that includes an unique IP.Â
Various staff impacted by the layoffs shared the information on Linkedin and laid the blame firmly at Microsoft’s door.
“Sadly, I used to be affected by the current layoffs from Microsoft and have misplaced my function as a fabric and texture artist at Romero Video games, a studio stuffed with extremely variety, proficient, and galvanizing folks,” reads one publish.Â
“With a heavy coronary heart, my time at Romero Video games has come to an finish because of our writer’s layoffs,” reads one other, this time from a producer and undertaking supervisor.Â
One surroundings artist claimed Romero Video games is “closing down,” nevertheless it’s unclear whether or not that assertion is correct on the time of writing. In the meantime, one other surroundings artist said their time on the studio ended “because of the current layoffs that occurred inside Microsoft.”
Sport Developer reached out to Romero Video games for remark and was referred again to the general public assertion shared on-line. We now have additionally reached out to Microsoft for extra data on the standing of the corporate’s publishing operations.Â