Nightingale Developer Announces Layoffs

Nightingale Developer Announces Layoffs

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Nightingale developer Inflexion Games has recently confirmed the layoffs of an undisclosed number of employees following the game’s failure to reach a wide audience during early access. Nightingale seemed promising when it was released, but it failed to grow its player base, which created financial problems for its developer, Inflexion Games.

Released in early access back in February, Nightingale faced several server problems at launch, which greatly affected the overall opinion about the game. While Inflexion Games heard the community and quickly came up with solutions, such as allowing an offline mode in Nightingale, opinions on the open-world survival game remained mixed, and the title stands with only 65% positive reviews on Steam.

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Now, Inflexion Games CEO Aaryn Flynn has confirmed that the studio recently laid off an undisclosed number of employees, restructuring its team in Canada and completely shutting down the office in the United Kingdom. According to Flynn, the past few weeks have been “incredibly challenging,” and the layoffs are necessary to keep the studio afloat amid disappointing early access. While Inflexion...

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