Eidos-Montréal reportedly cancels unannounced open world game
Eurogamer.net • • technology
Key Points:
- Eidos-Montréal, owned by Embracer, recently laid off around 124 employees and saw the departure of studio head David Anfossi amid ongoing struggles with project cancellations and layoffs.
- The primary cause of the latest layoffs was the cancellation of a major open-world game called Wildlands, in development since early 2019, which diverted resources from other projects including a cancelled Deus Ex game and a shelved Legacy of Kain reboot.
- The studio was also working on an unannounced "AAAA" open-world third-person action-adventure game featuring a teenage protagonist and mythical creatures, which reportedly faced development issues such as engine changes, narrative conflicts, and budget overruns.
- Despite the game being nearly complete and potentially aiming for release later this year, Embracer likely decided to halt the project due to concerns about recouping future investments, marking another setback for the studio that hasn't released a game since 2021's Guardians of the Galaxy.
