The developer of Horizon Call of the Mountain, Firesprite Studios, has laid of the sport’s director, Alex Barnes. It is unclear what number of different builders other than him have been impacted by Firesprite’s newest redundancies.
Barnes introduced his departure on Twitter yesterday, saying that he had been let go from Firesprite after almost seven years of working there. “The individuals at Firesprite and Guerrilla that pulled collectively to construct Horizon Call of the Mountain have been a few of the most proficient and devoted builders I’ve had the pleasure to work with,” he defined. “It has been the consideration of a lifetime to have been a Sport Director with a workforce like this.”
Again in February, Sony laid off round 900 workers, and Firesprite’s subsequent venture, which was reportedly a Twisted Steel recreation, was apparently canceled. Nonetheless, the Horizon on-line recreation is reportedly nonetheless in manufacturing.
There have additionally been reports of a toxic work culture brewing within Firesprite, because the studio skilled high-profile exits, and an alleged crunch on Horizon Call of the Mountain that led to low morale.