Right this moment, Tomb Raider and Deus Ex developer Eidos Montreal introduced it would lay off a portion of its employees.
Eidos Montreal introduced it would lay off 75 workers
Within the assertion from Eidos Montreal as we speak, the studio introduced as much as 75 of its members could be impacted by layoffs. Specifics on who this can have an effect on are nonetheless unknown. The given reasoning for the redundancies is that the developer now not has “the capability to completely reallocate them” to different initiatives. The corporate assures this has nothing to do with the talents or dedication of these impacted and states they’ll work to assist them as they discover new work.
“Right this moment, we knowledgeable our studio employees that we’re going to let go as much as 75 precious members, as certainly one of our mandates is coming to an finish,” reads the assertion. “It’s not a mirrored image of their dedication or expertise, however sadly, we don’t have the capability to completely reallocate them to our different ongoing initiatives and companies.”
“These very proficient, extremely skilled consultants are going to enter the employment market, and we’re working to assist them by way of this transition. Eidos-Montréal stays dedicated to ship its different initiatives presently in growth.”
This spherical of layoffs comes simply over a yr since its final. Again in January final yr, Eidos Montreal confirmed 97 workers have been let go as a consequence of “the worldwide financial context.” On the similar time, it was reported that its mother or father firm, Embracer Group, had canceled a brand new online game within the Deus Ex sequence.
Eidos Montreal is maybe most identified for its work on the Deus Ex and Tomb Raider franchises. The corporate additionally developed 2014’s Thief and 2021’s Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In June final yr, it introduced it’s aiding PlayGround Video games as a assist studio for the upcoming Xbox recreation Fable.
