Highguard, a brand new multiplayer shooter from builders who labored on video games like Apex Legends and Name of Obligation, launched simply over two weeks in the past, however developer Wildlight Leisure is already chopping jobs on the firm, in keeping with posts from affected staffers on LinkedIn. Former Wildlight stage designer Alex Graner says that “a lot of the crew at Wildlight” was laid off in the present day, which was backed up by former lead tech artist Josh Sobel.
”Immediately we made an extremely troublesome resolution to half methods with a lot of our crew members whereas protecting a core group of builders to proceed innovating on and supporting the sport,” Wildlight says in a press release. “We’re happy with the crew, expertise, and the product we’ve created collectively. We’re additionally grateful for gamers who gave the sport a shot, and people who proceed to be part of our group.”
This week, Riot Video games additionally made cuts on a significant reside service mission, shedding about 80 folks from its recently-launched 2XKO combating sport set within the League of Legends universe.
Replace, February eleventh: Added assertion from Wildlight.