Yesterday, Quantic Dream announced that they were closing their long in development 3v3 MOBA-like game Spellcasters Chronicles, after it released in Early access earlier this year. In the Spellcasters Chronicles shutdown announcement there was a hint of Quantic Dream layoffs, but today we have more information about the situation.
French video game employee union STJV (Le Syndicat des Travailleuresuses du Jeu Video) reported today that one quarter of the company's workers are under threat - or 95 different jobs in France. STJV goes on that Spellcasters Chronicles had been in development for 8 years, and lays the flaws of the product at management's feet stating that worker representatives had raised concerns about the risk and high cost of the game numerous times only to be dismissed. According to STJV, management had said that the 30 years of experience in the field by key decision makers meant success was a given, and there was never any consideration or plan for a less successful outcome.
STJV also pins blame on NetEase as the owner of Quantic Dream since 2022. They mention the lack of marketing for the game, which led to few people knowing about it as well as...
