2024 has been a brutal 12 months for the video games trade with layoffs numbering within the a number of 1000’s, and that continues to be the case. Deck 9, the developer at present accountable 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 folks, citing “difficult occasions” within the video games trade.
“Right this moment, we’re unhappy to share the information that we should say goodbye to a few of our staff members,” Deck 9 wrote in its announcement. “This was a particularly troublesome choice and displays the difficult occasions many firms in our trade are at present going through. We’re extraordinarily grateful to each particular person who has devoted their arduous work, ardour, and dedication to creating transformative leisure with us.”
That is the third time Deck 9 has needed to reduce jobs within the area 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 in addition co-developed The Expanse: A Telltale Collection.
Life is Unusual: Double Publicity is on the market on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, Nintendo Change, and PC.
— Deck 9 Video games (@DeckNineGames) December 6, 2024
