Singularity 6 is the most recent studio to be hit by layoffs, with the Palia developer confirming in a assertion despatched to IGN that it has laid off round 35 p.c of its employees.
Experiences of Singularity 6’s layoffs emerged Thursday when employees started posting the brand new on X/Twitter and different social media platforms. They included at the very least one environmental artist, an engineer, and different builders woking on Palia.
In its assertion, Singularity 6 described it as a resolution supposed to “ship the highest-quality gameplay service for long-term stability.”
Following Palia’s launch on Steam, we evaluated the assist wanted to ship the highest-quality gameplay service for long-term stability. We made the troublesome resolution to cut back our workforce, which impacted round 35 p.c of our proficient and hardworking group members. We worth their contributions and are dedicated to supporting them all through this course of, together with severance, work-placement and profession steerage help, and retainment of all company-provided improvement tools.
This resolution was not made evenly, and comes after cautious consideration of our improvement and enterprise must assist Palia and its group. We stay dedicated to delivering ardour in creativeness, and sustaining the dedication and creativity that our group expects and deserves. We respect your understanding and assist of our studio and affected group members.
A free-to-play “massively multiplayer group sim,” Palia launched to early entry in October and Nintendo Swap in December. We referred to as it a premise with “huge potential,” however it at present has combined evaluations with an all-time peak of a little over 12,000 gamers on Steam. Again in March, Singularity 6 clarified that Palia continues to be in open beta and mentioned it’s dedicated to “new content material, enhancements, and bug fixes properly into the longer term.”
Singularity 6 is one of many studios to be impacted by the video games trade’s ongoing layoffs, which have prompted an outcry amongst builders and gamers alike. In an interview revealed immediately, Larian’s publishing director referred to as the layoffs an “avoidable f*ck up” and referred to as for more healthy trade practices.
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