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Star Wars Eclipse "literally cannot be finished" without more staff, insist striking Quantic Dream developers
Eurogamer • • business
Key Points:
- Quantic Dream staff on strike warn that laying off 115 developers will make it impossible to finish the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse game.
- The studio recently closed its MOBA game Spellcasters Chronicles, leading to a reorganization that affected over 100 developers.
- Striking employees argue that retaining the laid-off developers is essential for completing Star Wars Eclipse and accuse management of understaffing.
- Developers emphasize that the strike aims to save the project, not sabotage it, highlighting lost production time and the need for proper training on the game's tools.
- The industrial action coincided with a visit from Lucasfilm Games, drawing attention to the staffing issues and the urgency of the situation.
