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Star Wars Eclipse in danger of cancelation, claim striking Quantic Dream developers
Video Games Chronicle • • technology
Key Points:
- Employees at Quantic Dream, the developer behind Star Wars Eclipse, are protesting planned layoffs of around 115 workers, claiming the cuts will prevent the completion of the game.
- The strike took place outside Quantic Dream's Paris headquarters and was organized by the French labor union STJV, coinciding with a Lucasfilm Games delegation visit reviewing Eclipse's progress.
- Workers argue that the studio is currently understaffed and that the laid-off employees are essential to finishing the game, emphasizing that the industry’s reliance on overtime and crunch is unsustainable.
- The layoffs follow the failed launch and recent closure of Quantic Dream's multiplayer game Spellcasters Chronicles, after which the company announced an internal reorganization.
- Protesters highlighted that many employees have been inactive for a month due to the layoff plan, resulting in lost productivity and missed opportunities for necessary training on Star Wars Eclipse tools.
