Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios has been hit with a spherical of layoffs, the studio confirmed in a press release on X/Twitter on Tuesday.
The assertion, which you’ll be able to learn in full beneath, clarifies that simply over a dozen workers had been affected, acknowledging that Surgent is sadly solely one in all many studios seeing layoffs this yr.
— Surgent Studios | ZAU OUT NOW (@surgentstudios) July 2, 2024
“It’s a tough time within the video games business, however we stay extremely pleased with our complete workforce’s work on ZAU and of the reward it has recieved from critics and gamers alike,” the assertion says. “Our focus now’s on supporting these affected, persevering with our work on ZAU, and trying to the longer term with our subsequent inventive tasks.”
Surgent Studios founder and Tales of Kenzera director Abubakar Salim additionally shared the assertion on his X/Twitter account shortly after it was posted, writing “This hurts deeply. This is not the information I needed to share right now.”
Thank you a lot to those that have checked in. This hurts deeply. This is not the information I needed to share right now.
I’m so pleased with what the workforce have acheieved over the course of those 4 years. When issues obtained powerful, each one in all them stood so robust, it was inspiring.
So to be… https://t.co/Q0C7H5udvv
— Abubakar Salim (@Abzybabzy) July 2, 2024
“I’m so pleased with what the workforce have acheieved over the course of those 4 years. When issues obtained powerful, each one in all them stood so robust, it was inspiring,” Salim added. “So to be delivering this information right now actually sucks. I do know we’re not alone right here, however that does not make it simpler.”
He additionally threaded hyperlinks to affected workers as they seek for new work.
Prior to Surgent’s assertion, Game Developer had famous that quite a few the studio’s workers shared on LinkedIn and different social media platforms that they had been in search of work. The information comes simply three months after the discharge of Tales of Kenzera, Surgent’s debut title.
As Surgent’s assertion notes, Tales of Kenzera drew constructive critiques when it launched on April 23 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC. In our 7/10 evaluation, we stated the Metroidvania “is not groundbreaking throughout the style, however its elevated by a very shifting story about the right way to go on on this world when your family members have handed on to the subsequent.”
2024 continues to be a troublesome yr for recreation business layoffs, with main cuts at firms together with Microsoft, Sony, EA, Take-Two Interactive, Square Enix, and way more.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, yow will discover her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
