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Engadget
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
People Can Fly cancels two games and lays off developers
People Can Fly, the developer of Outriders and Gears of War: Judgement , announced Monday that its ending development on two of its upcoming games due to issues with its publisher and an inability to secure funding to continue development. As part of this decision, People Can Fly will be forced "significantly regroup" and "scale down [its] teams," the studio's CEO Sebastian Wojciechowksi shared in a statement on LinkedIn. The statement doesn't elaborate on how many staff will be impacted by the cuts, but does call out Project Gemini and Project Bifrost as the two games being cancelled. People Can Fly made the decision to shut down Gemini because the game's publisher failed to provide a publishing agreement and didn't communicate "its willingness to continue or terminate the Gemini project." Without that publishing deal or the funds to continue working on Bifrost — a self-published VR game — the studio was forced to cancel it, too. This isn't the first time People Can Fly has shut down a project or made cuts to its teams. In December 2024, the studio announced that it was ending development on a game called Project Victoria and also reducing the number of people working on Bifrost. In that same announcement, People Can Fly also revealed that Square Enix was publishing Gemini. People Can Fly last worked with Square Enix to publish Outriders, somewhat of a minor cult hit now, but not a commercial success at launch. Even with the cuts and cancelled games, the studio still has multiple upcoming projects in the works, including Project Delta, which People Can Fly is creating for Sony and Gears of War: E-Day , which the studio is co-developing with Xbox studio The Coalition.
The Verge
4 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
People Can Fly cancels two projects and will lay off workers
People Can Fly has announced it has cancelled two in-development projects and will undergo a round of layoffs. 'Today we made the very difficult decision to suspend the development of project Gemini and project Bifrost,' wrote People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski on the studio's LinkedIn page. 'As a result we have to significantly regroup as a studio and scale down our teams.' Little was known publicly about either project. The Warsaw-based studio known for Bulletstorm and Outriders has been having difficulties with some of its in-development projects for a while now. In December, a notice from the company stated it would suspend production on a project codenamed Victoria and reduce the team working on Bifrost. In today's announcement, Wojciechowski wrote that cancellations were due to an unspecified publisher's failure to present necessary publishing agreements, and a 'lack of communication' regarding whether or not the publisher wants to continue with development. The statement also attributed the cancellations to issues with the publisher's cash flow stating it, 'showed a lack of prospects for securing organizational resources and funds necessary to continue the production.' And the name of the publisher? It isn't exactly a mystery. In the developer's statement from December, People Can Fly named its collaborator on Project Gemini as Square Can Fly — which was acquired by Epic Games in 2012 before going independent again in 2015 — will continue development on Xbox's next Gears of War title, Gears of War: E-Day, as a partner studio working with The Coalition.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gears of War: E-day will be co-developed by the 20-year shooter powerhouse that helped bring Gears, Fortnite, and one of the OG boomer shooters to life
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Emergence Day origin story Gears of War: E-Day will be co-developed by shooter powerhouse and longtime Gears supporter People Can Fly, which was built on the enduring legacy of 2004 FPS Painkiller and is most recently known for the looter shooter Outriders. The official Gears of War social media feeds have been napping ever since a few scant reveals and rumors last year; People Can Fly shared today's news in a blog post of its own. "We are honored to return to the world of Gears of War, a franchise deeply embedded in our studio's history," the studio says. "As lead developer of the iconic Gears of War: Judgment and co-development partner on Gears of War 1-3, we have always been passionate about the series and its legacy." Mike Crump, studio head at Gears dev The Coalition, says the team is "pleased to be partnering with the talented folks at People Can Fly who have been a part of our franchise's legacy for so long." "Our team at People Can Fly, made up of dedicated Gears of War fans, is pouring everything we have into creating an experience that will exceed expectations," adds People Can Fly development director Guillaume Barry. "While we can't share more just yet, we're eager for the day when we can show all the exciting things we've been working on." People Can Fly's history is a fascinating mix of solid-to-great games and easy-to-forget contributions. Gears is obviously in its DNA, but did you remember that the studio also contributed to Fortnite: Save the World back when it was still Epic Games Poland before it rebranded back to its original name and logo? And let's not forget the many editions of Bulletstorm, arguably the studio's most recognizable game, at least to people who tragically haven't played Painkiller. Outriders, meanwhile, played and reviewed well enough, and it actually "surprised" publisher Square Enix, but it feels as though it was swept away by a tide of similarly looty shooters. All of this is to say that People Can Fly has been at this for over 20 years, and the studio is already fluent in Gears of War, so E-Day tapping them in once again is simultaneously intriguing and unsurprising, like a relative you haven't seen for a decade turning up at Christmas dinner. Fully committing to prequel authenticity, The Coalition confirmed last year that the original Marcus and Dom actors are "so back" for the prequel Gears of War: E-Day. Born out of a pandemic, refined through reflection: Gears of War: E-Day is a chance for The Coalition to recapture the spirit of Gears and "tear a lot of s*** up."
