Last week CD Projekt announced that she had defined a new structure Project Sirius in the Universe “Witcherand revised the financial reserve. As it turned out, after that some of the developers from The Molasses Flood has undergone layoffs.
There were no official announcements, but layoffs were reported by some former employees. For example, a narrative and technical designer who liked his job, but now he has to look for other vacancies. Also under reduction were designer environment, mediamanager and artist environment.
It is impossible to find out about the scale of layoffs until there is information from the studio itself. Judging by the comments from social networks, less than 10 people were fired. Given The Molasses Flood’s profile of 43 employees, even this change in staff could have a negative impact on development.
CD Projekt acquired The Molasses Flood in 2021. It is known that Project Sirius will introduce multiplayer gameplay elements, but a single passage will also remain – in the face of a campaign with a story and quests.
According to a number of vacancies CD Projekt RedSirius will feature multiple game modes including co-op and PvE, a class system, various enemies and weapons, and social activities.
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