Between Everwild and Excellent Darkish allegedly being cancelled, studies of layoffs at Microsoft’s Gaming Division and subsidiaries proceed to roll in. Flip 10 Studios (Forza Motorsport) is the newest after final week’s rumors of cuts. One supply informed Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier that “practically 50 % of workers” has been laid off.
He additionally notes that Name of Obligation builders, like Raven Software program, have confronted layoffs. It’s apparently not the one one with Insider Gaming reporting layoffs at Sledgehammer Video games as effectively. The latter final labored on Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 3’s universally panned marketing campaign (although it allegedly began as Trendy Warfare 2 DLC earlier than a reboot). Raven is presently co-developing Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7 alongside Treyarch. It’s launching later this 12 months, with a full reveal deliberate for the Summer season.
As for Flip 10 Studios, the report casts vital doubt on the way forward for Forza Motorsport. The 2023 reboot confronted immense backlash from followers, but it surely’s acquired quite a few updates to enhance development and add new content material. With a brand new Forza title coming subsequent 12 months, it could possibly be a follow-up to Playground Video games’ profitable Forza Horizon 5.
