The latest Embracer studio to suffer under the megacorp’s ongoing restructuring efforts are Eidos Montreal, with a newDeus Extitle two years into development reportedly cancelled and dozens of staff confirmed to be laid off.
Embracer’s latest butchery afterclose to 1,000 job cuts last year- likely to be a good deal over that number now - and the closure of veteran studios includingSaints Row creators VolitionandTimeSplitters devs Free Radicalfirst broke viaBloomberg, citing sources “familiar with the moves”.
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Alongside the cancellation of the Deus Ex game, almost 100 staff will be laid off from across the Canadian studio. Eidos Montreal confirmed the cuts in a statement posted to Twitter/X, stating that 97 employees spanning development teams, administration and support services would be affected.
“The global economic context, the challenges of our industry and the comprehensive restructuring announced by Embracer have finally impacted our studio,” the statement reads. “As we navigate these difficult times, the well-being of our team is our priority and the continuous commitment to creating games that players will be able to enjoy in the nearby future.”
The job losses at Eidos Montreal make it the latest in an ongoing string of both Embracer-owned studios and games makers across the industry to suffer deep layoffs in recent months. Around 6,000 games workers are estimated to have lost their jobs this month alone, followinghundreds of cuts at League of Legends developers Riot Gamesandstreamer Twitch, plus almosttwo thousand losses across Microsoft and its studios.
