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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Embracer Group has made layoffs at Neverwinter developer Cryptic Studios. Several current and former Cryptic employees confirmed there has been a "reduction in force" at the studio, although it's unclear how many people have been let go.

Linkedin posts shared by staffers indicate that many talented members of the Cryptic team have been impacted by the cuts, however, with senior community manager and writer Mike Fatum explaining that "many of the best people I know were let go from Cryptic Studios today."

In a separate Linkedin update, Cryptic lead environment artist Scot Boyd said "a lot of amazing people" have been laid off.

Embracer makes layoffs at Neverwinter developer Cryptic Studios

Several current and former staffers have confirmed there has been a "reduction in force."

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[Punished Miku]

That awkward moment when even your layoff article is less interesting than the competition's other layoff articles.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Game industry is heading for a crash

 

[The Cockatrice]

Embracer strikes again. They own Eidos right? Well good luck seeing any fucking Deus Ex any time soon lmao. Someone should sue Embracer for all the shit they have done in the last year.

 

[Fake]

Modern gaming at colapse.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Had no clue Neverwinter is still going. They have done 24 expansions since i last played it. Its old as hell so this one is far from shocking.

 

[Zheph]

Game industry is heading for a crash

Not just game there has been layoffs in tech since a solid year

 

[MiguelItUp]

God, these last two months have been really rough.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Game industry is heading for a crash

heading?

 

[kiphalfton]

Game industry is heading for a crash

Is that supposed to be a bad thing?

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

This studio made Chorus which is an excellent space shooter so this is sad news to hear... Hopefully they'll land on their feet asap.

 

[Punished Miku]

This studio made Chorus which is an excellent space shooter so this is sad news to hear... Hopefully they'll land on their feet asap.

I bought it twice. Another new IP no one noticed.

 

[Fabieter]

Game industry is heading for a crash

World economy is heading for a crash bro. Nothing to do with gaming.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I bought it twice. Another new IP no one noticed.

Yeah, that's a shame. I found out about Chorus by stumbling into it at a local store sometime back. The cover art was so striking that I had to look it up (turned out it had good reviews and even a demo). Gave the demo a shot, enjoyed it, and then went right back to the store and snagged myself a copy of the game lol.