Russ Bullock, the CEO of MechWarrior developer Piranha Games, has confirmed that the studio has imposed layoffs, saying that roughly 30% of its staff have been let go.
The layoffs first got here to mild on LinkedIn (through GamesIndustry), the place a number of staff reported being let go; no less than two of them mentioned the layoffs got here as a part of an “economic restructuring” on the firm. While Piranha itself hasn’t made any announcement concerning the layoffs, Bullock confirmed the cuts in posts on X.
“Not accurate,” Bullock wrote in response to a declare that 60% of the studio had been let go. “It was 30% of the staff which was a horrible day no doubt but we do still continue to work on DLC.”
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Bullock advised PC Gamer that 17 staff have been let go on this spherical of layoffs, however mentioned the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC it introduced in March remains to be slated for launch in May.
“We are also working on another MW product for release this fall,” Bullock mentioned. “Tough week but we continue to adapt to the significant changes in our industry and continue to ship ever-improving products.
“No doubt it’s harder annually to see very far down the highway and what is likely to be in retailer, however for now we proceed to develop and launch merchandise we’re happy with.”
The longer-term future of MechWarrior, at least in its current iteration, seems less certain, however. “I truthfully do not understand how lengthy we will maintain the ship crusing,” MechWarrior 5: Clans narrative director Chris Lowrey wrote in one other thread confirming the cuts.
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“It’s been a small miracle that Mercs has acquired 5 years of post-launch help as it’s. (Very few different single level of buy video games get that quantity of post-launch help in our trade.) But these of us nonetheless round are nonetheless dedicated to proceed help of MechWarrior so long as we’re allowed to take action.”