2024 has been a brutal 12 months for the video games trade with layoffs numbering within the a number of hundreds, and that continues to be the case. Deck 9, the developer presently answerable for the Life is Unusual, has introduced one other spherical of layoffs.
Shortly after the launch of Life is Unusual: Double Publicity, Deck 9 has introduced on Twitter that it’s shedding an undisclosed variety of individuals, citing “difficult instances” within the video games trade.
“Immediately, we’re unhappy to share the information that we should say goodbye to a few of our workforce members,” Deck 9 wrote in its announcement. “This was an especially troublesome choice and displays the difficult instances many corporations in our trade are presently dealing with. We’re extraordinarily grateful to each particular person who has devoted their laborious work, ardour, and dedication to creating transformative leisure with us.”
That is the third time Deck 9 has needed to minimize jobs within the house of lower than two years, having beforehand introduced layoffs in Could of final 12 months and February earlier this 12 months.
Deck 9 has beforehand additionally developed Life is Unusual: True Colours and Life is Unusual: Earlier than the Storm, and likewise co-developed The Expanse: A Telltale Collection.
Life is Unusual: Double Publicity is offered on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, Nintendo Swap, and PC.
— Deck 9 Video games (@DeckNineGames) December 6, 2024