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A group of 93 current and former employees of Build a Rocket Boy have signed an open letter accusing the studio's leadership of mishandling layoffs, enforcing excessive overtime, and mistreating staff, leading to calls for an apology and better workplace practices.
Developers and employees of Build A Rocket Boy have signed an open letter condemning the studio's management for longstanding disrespect, mistreatment, and mishandling of redundancies following the disastrous launch of the game MindsEye, with calls for apologies, better treatment, and union recognition.
Bithell Games, the developer behind titles like John Wick Hex and Tron: Catalyst, is reducing its staff by eleven jobs due to the inability to secure new large-scale projects, marking a significant downsizing of the studio. The founder, Mike Bithell, expressed appreciation for the talented team and offered support for affected employees, emphasizing the studio's ongoing support for its existing games. The studio's future projects remain uncertain amid these challenges.
League Of Geeks, the developers behind Armello, have announced the indefinite suspension of their spaceship colony roguelike game, Jumplight Odyssey, due to rising operation costs, poor early access sales, and the withdrawal of funding opportunities. Over 50% of staff, including the entire Jumplight Odyssey team, have been affected, leading to mass redundancies. The studio assures that this decision will not impact the release of Solium Infernum or ongoing support for Armello. League Of Geeks plans to release one final patch for Jumplight Odyssey and will distribute half of the profits from every copy sold to the affected team members. They express hope for future investment to resume development of the game.
Sega is restructuring Relic Entertainment, the developer of Company of Heroes, to focus on core franchises, resulting in 121 redundancies. The Vancouver-based studio is known for the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series and developed Age of Empires 4 for Microsoft in 2021. Sega remains committed to supporting and investing in Relic Entertainment and its franchises, including Company of Heroes. The studio will provide departing employees with career transition services and severance packages. Sega acquired Relic in 2013 following the bankruptcy of its previous parent company, THQ.