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Witcher Multiplayer Project Suffers Another Round Of Layoffs
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- The Witcher multiplayer game Project Sirius has experienced significant team reductions, with nine developers laid off and another nine reassigned within the studio.
- Project Sirius, developed by The Molasses Flood and revealed in 2022, is intended to be a single-player and cooperative multiplayer Witcher game.
- The project has faced challenges, including a major reboot in 2023 that resulted in 29 layoffs, though recent reports suggest some progress after changes made in spring 2024.
- CD Projekt Red recently hired Destiny 2 writer Kwan Perng as lead writer, indicating ongoing efforts to strengthen the game's development despite setbacks.
