Between Everwild and Excellent Darkish allegedly being cancelled, studies of layoffs at Microsoft’s Gaming Division and subsidiaries proceed to roll in. Flip 10 Studios (Forza Motorsport) is the newest after final week’s rumors of cuts. One supply informed Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier that “almost 50 p.c of employees” has been laid off.
He additionally notes that Name of Responsibility builders, like Raven Software program, have confronted layoffs. It’s apparently not the one one with Insider Gaming reporting layoffs at Sledgehammer Video games as properly. The latter final labored on Name of Responsibility: Trendy Warfare 3’s universally panned marketing campaign (although it allegedly began as Trendy Warfare 2 DLC earlier than a reboot). Raven is at the moment co-developing Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7 alongside Treyarch. It’s launching later this 12 months, with a full reveal deliberate for the Summer time.
As for Flip 10 Studios, the report casts vital doubt on the way forward for Forza Motorsport. The 2023 reboot confronted immense backlash from followers, but it surely’s obtained quite a few updates to enhance development and add new content material. With a brand new Forza title coming subsequent 12 months, it might be a follow-up to Playground Video games’ profitable Forza Horizon 5.