Posted Tue Mar 4, 2014 at 01:30 PM PST by Brian Hoss
Eidos Montreal: "Yes it is true we've let 27 people go today."
Eidos Montreal, the developer behind both 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution' and the recently released 'Thief' has laid off 27 employees, according to a statement obtained by Kotaku.
The layoffs specifically come from the 'Thief' team. Following the news of the lay-offs, Eidos Montreal, which is owned by Square Enix, offered the following statement:
Yes it is true we've let 27 people go today, unfortunately it's something that every major studio has to do sometimes in order to ensure you have the right set up for current and future projects. It's never a nice thing to do but we are genuinely trying to offer as much support as much as we can. We're trying to re-locate as many people as possible into other roles here or at our other studios and we've been in touch several studios in Montreal to arrange a career day for those affected by this. We're very thankful for all their hard work and we sincerely wish them well.
From the High-Def Digest Review of 'Thief:'
"The tedious supernatural narrative, Garrett's dismal fighting abilities, numerous graphical issues and audio glitches aren't doing the game any favors either. Reviving an old franchise while targeting five platforms with "a heavily modified Unreal 3 engine" may have been more than the team could reasonably be expected to contend with."
Source: Kotaku
Author: Brian Hoss
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