Chivalry 2 developer Torn Banner has develop into the most recent studio to be hit by the continued wave of business layoffs, following within the footsteps of each indie and main studios alike.
In a submit on the official Torn Banner LinkedIn web page, CEO Steve Piggott says his studio has made the “very tough determination to endure a restructure and cut back a few of our proficient workforce”. Piggott would not state what number of staff have been laid off.
He places the layoffs all the way down to Torn Banner being a “absolutely impartial, self-funded developer” that’s presently “up in opposition to many challenges”, describing himself and his studio as “saddened to half methods with a few of our unbelievable staff”.
On the subject of the way forward for Torn Banner’s video games, Piggott says that Chivalry 2 will not be affected by these layoffs; the sport “is just not 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 crucial distinctive and unbelievable zombie experiences on the market”. He goes so far as to name No Extra Room in Hell 2 “central to our targets as a studio”.
At time of writing, nonetheless, it appears that evidently gamers are divided on whether or not they agree with him or not.
No Extra Room in Hell 2 is presently sitting at a “Blended” score on Steam throughout over 6,600 critiques, and its 24-hour participant peak stands at simply 228, which is not an excellent quantity for what is meant to be considered one of a studio’s cornerstone video games.
Nonetheless, it is solely doable that with the dedication Piggott appears decided to point out to No Extra Room in Hell 2, the sport might be circled previous to its 1.0 launch, which is presently 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, mission cancellations, and studio closures.