Curious to see if the game got cancelled or not. Looks like Sony is really in the process of evaluating the development of their games (and partner made ones).
Oh oh
Deviation Games "forced to make a number of layoffs" (as many as 90 members of staff may have been affected)
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Did we ever hear what they were working on? Based on what I saw, it was probably some kind of multiplayer-focused game.
Unfortunate as this was a promising start up, but also start ups are a huge risk in this climate.
That sucks. I hope the people that were laid off find their footing and get better jobs. Wishing them the best.
Last Friday was PixelOpus now today is Deviation Games, though no mention on status of their project yet.
Best of luck to those affected, this sucks to see.
Best of luck to those affected, this sucks to see.
They didn't really say anything at all outside of AAA.
nothing in particular. But it is a new IP and a studio made up of a lot of ex-COD or ex-FPS game makers, and promised a lot of action and energy. So I think it would be safe to assume it was a FPS MP game of some sort.
lost a co-founder, now this. what's going on there?
btw would the sony annual review affect a partner studio. they're not owned by sony outright, correct?
btw would the sony annual review affect a partner studio. they're not owned by sony outright, correct?
No, but since Sony is publishing their game they depend on Sony for funding. So yeah, very likely that Sony reduced funding.
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No confirmation if Sony bought them or not. I would say no as it like the development didn't go way the Sony wanted/expected.
Sony hasn't bought that studio yet. They bought the other 2 start ups they are officially partnering with, Firewalk and Haven
Ahhh my bad I got them confused with Firewalk. Will edit my post.
It involved Mars as well, there was an Easter egg on their website when they went public
After Jason Blundell left they brought a ton of people in to cover him including Tony Flame but that was about a year ago now. Who knows what has gone on since.
That was the original site but wasn't anywhere to be seen on the updated site.
It's felt kinda notable that this is the only big startup studio doing a PlayStation exclusive that Sony hasn't bought yet.
That's the dev with PlayStation controllers plastered all around their walls and fancy studio, right?
Yes it's them.
Jimbo brought the hammer.
They hire dozens of people in 1-2 years, promising the moon and the next big thing and they constantly fail.
Respawn was the only big success, you could argue Certain Affinity as well (but they are mostly support co-dev studio)
I mean look around some other startups got full on bought out, others secure a ton of funding or partnerships... solid resumes and talent + promising of a big budget game is attractive to investors.
It was probably an FPS given the Treyarch heritage if I had to guess
Jason Blundell left the studio months ago
Which, in hindsight, was probably a bad omen
The problem isn't going into AAA
Typically these start ups are senior level individuals who break off from a well known studio to form their own thinking they have a solid concept to build off of but over time they usually realize studio management wasn't something they accounted for.
The talent is there for AAA, it's just lacking in people who understand how to build a stable workplace and good culture
i hope laid off people find new work promptly
kojima productions seemed rather successful
They also had very lavish office parties. Not to say there's anything wrong with that, but I hope it wasn't a money mismanagement issue.That's the dev with PlayStation controllers plastered all around their walls and fancy studio, right?
VGC confirming the layoffs. Shit. Really hope everyone lands on their feet quickly.
View: https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1657122012165296143
View: https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1657122012165296143
90? That's more than half of the studio.
Their project was either cancelled or rebooted from scratch.
90 people being laid off suggest to me that the project was cancelled. I guess Sony doesn't need those 10+ Live Service games as planned and preferred Firewalk's game that's probably similar.
I really hope all those people land on their feet somewhere.
Curious if Sony is cutting ties and this layoff is the result of funding getting cut off? In any case, this sucks for all those affected.