Crytek announced that it laid off approximately 60 developers as it paused development on Crysis 4 to focus on its live-service extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896.
"Like so many of our peers, we aren't immune to the complex, unfavourable market dynamics that have hit our industry these past several years," the statement reads. "It pains us greatly to share today that we must lay off an estimated 15 percent of our around 400 employees. The layoffs affect development teams and shared services.
We firmly believe in the future of Crytek. With Hunt: Showdown 1896, we have a very strong gaming service and remain fully committed to its operation. We will continue to expand and evolve Hunt: Showdown 1896 with great content and drive our strategy for our engine CRYENGINE.
"This has not been an easy decision to make, as we deeply appreciate the hard work of our talented teams. After putting the development of the next Crysis game on hold in Q3 2024, we have been trying to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown. While Hunt: Showdown 1986 is still growing, Crytek cannot continue as before and remain financially sustainable. Even after ongoing efforts to reduce costs and cut...
