Chivalry 2 developer Torn Banner has develop into the most recent studio to be hit by the continuing wave of business layoffs, following within the footsteps of each indie and main studios alike.
In a put up on the official Torn Banner LinkedIn web page, CEO Steve Piggott says his studio has made the “very tough choice to bear a restructure and cut back a few of our proficient workforce”. Piggott would not state what number of workers have been laid off.
He places the layoffs all the way down to Torn Banner being a “absolutely unbiased, self-funded developer” that’s at present “up towards many challenges”, describing himself and his studio as “saddened to half methods with a few of our unimaginable workforce”.
As regards to the way forward for Torn Banner’s video games, Piggott says that Chivalry 2 will not be affected by these layoffs; the sport “just isn’t impacted”, and servers will stay up as regular. As a reminder, Chivalry 2 acquired its last main content material replace earlier this yr.
As well as, Piggott says he and Torn Banner are nonetheless dedicated to engaged on No Extra Room in Hell 2, which he says he nonetheless believes is “one of the vital distinctive and unimaginable zombie experiences on the market”. He goes so far as to name No Extra Room in Hell 2 “central to our objectives as a studio”.
At time of writing, nevertheless, plainly gamers are divided on whether or not they agree with him or not.
No Extra Room in Hell 2 is at present sitting at a “Blended” score on Steam throughout over 6,600 evaluations, and its 24-hour participant peak stands at simply 228, which is not an important quantity for what is meant to be certainly one of a studio’s cornerstone video games.
Nonetheless, it is totally potential that with the dedication Piggott appears decided to point out to No Extra Room in Hell 2, the sport will be rotated previous to its 1.0 launch, which is at present scheduled for subsequent yr.
Torn Banner’s layoffs are simply the most recent in a sweeping wave that has been consuming each main business our bodies and smaller studios alike, resulting in mass layoffs, undertaking cancellations, and studio closures.
