Deus Ex and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy developer Eidos-Montréal is reportedly shedding employees for the second time this yr.
In keeping with a report by Insider Gaming printed yesterday, the Embracer-owned studio has laid off a minimum of a dozen staff.
“I used to be hit by the current Eidos layoffs, so I am in search of a brand new design management function and would admire your help,” reads a LinkedIn submit from one impacted worker.
“Eidos-Montréal acquired served with a type of Mondays, we needed to half methods with some unimaginable expertise as a consequence of *gestures at the whole lot*,” mentioned a present employee on the studio final week, earlier than itemizing and vouching for 12 staff.
Neither Eidos-Montréal nor Embracer has acknowledged the reported job cuts publicly. Again in April of this yr, the developer laid off 75 employees, the reason is that considered one of its “mandates” had come to an finish. On the time, the studio additionally added that the cuts weren’t a mirrored image of the “dedication or abilities” of its employees.
Eidos-Montréal has reportedly canceled “most tasks” internally
In keeping with sources talking to Insider Gaming, “most tasks” on the studio have reportedly been canceled. Now, it appears the main focus is for Eidos-Montréal to maintain on supporting Microsoft and Xbox on video games like Grounded 2 and Fable.
“There’s additionally one other inner undertaking that began improvement in 2019 which, sources say, has no means of recouping its present prices,” continues the report.
As soon as these tasks are finalized, “extra employees reductions are already forecasted,” mentioned the sources to Insider Gaming.
In January of final yr, Eidos-Montréal was caught up in Embracer’s bigger restructuring program, leading to 97 staff being laid off. 2024 noticed the corporate ending a interval of studio closures, divestments, and layoffs by saying it might cut up its enterprise into standalone items: Asmodee, Center-earth Enterprises & Associates, and Espresso Stain & Associates.
Embracer-owned studios, nevertheless, have nonetheless been shedding employees, together with Crystal Dynamics and Demiurge Studios, the latter primarily based on a report. These all adopted reductions of headcounts by 1,857 staff within the area of a yr, alongside 1,400 employees by the top of 2023.
Sport Developer has reached out to Eidos-Montréal for clarification on the matter.
