Sega cancels the development of the space shooting battle “HYENAS”, and the developer of “The Enemy” will be affected by layoffs
This is a bleak autumn when most game manufacturers are laying off employees. Except for Epic Games, Sega Sammy Holdings (Sega Sammy)AnnounceThe development of British Creative Assembly’s new space shooting battle game “HYENAS” has been canceled, and the studio announced the difficult decision to lay off employees.
“HYENAS” is produced by Creative Assembly, which has launched “Heroes” and “Alien: Isolation”. It is a space pirate PvPvE battle game that allows players to compete for valuable collectibles, such as the “Sonic Boy” collectible statue. , ended its testing activities on Steam on September 11, and announced today that it would cancel the development of the game. The announcement mentioned that it hopes players will understand that this is a difficult decision. In addition, Sega has also made considerable structural cuts and canceled the game. More undisclosed European game developments.
Creative Assembly also announced on Twitter that it has launched layoffs in response to the plan of Sega Europe, but it promised to maximize the welfare of employees and ensure that employees have the opportunity to transfer to other departments; Sega Europe fromannouncementIt shows that in addition to the impact of the epidemic, the reduction in demand for gaming and entertainment due to inflation is also the reason for the decline in profits. The pursuit of minimizing losses has led to layoffs and cancellation of development in the European department.
