Square Enix has confirmed that 27 employees at the publisher’s Eidos Montreal studio have been laid off.
“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,” said the publisher in a statement. “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.”
Square Enix released the mobile action RPG Deus Ex: The Fall from Eidos Montreal in January, though the publisher also recently cancelled a next-gen Hitman sequel in production at the studio to shift the project to the series’ creators in Copenhagen.
