Polish studio 11 bit studios, finest identified for Frostpunk and This Battle of Mine, has cancelled a recreation, codenamed Mission 8, that had been in growth for years.
Described as a narrative-rich recreation that may additionally function the developer’s first console-centric title, 11 bit studios has introduced that it has cancelled the event of Mission 8. Beginning growth in 2018, by September 30, its growth staff had expanded to 37 individuals, whereas 11 bit’s funding’s into the venture had grown to PLN 48.4 million (which is roughly $11.79 million).
“Our imaginative and prescient for Mission 8, which was meant to be our first title designed particularly for console avid gamers, was daring and thrilling,” says 11 bit studios president Przemysław Marszał. “Nevertheless, it was conceived underneath very totally different market situations, when narrative-driven, story-rich video games held stronger enchantment.”
He went on to talk about the challenges that Mission 8 confronted throughout growth, from the COVID-19 pandemic to a rising price range to the aforementioned altering market situations, all of which finally “raised important doubts concerning the venture’s total profitability.”
“With Mission 8, we skilled each breakthroughs and setbacks. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, stabilising the event staff proved significantly tough, but progress continued,” he defined. “Whereas we achieved noticeable high quality enhancements in sure areas, a number of essential points of the sport and its growth course of remained problematic regardless of a number of iterations. Over time, delays gathered, and with every milestone, the venture’s price range grew.
“When assessing a venture, the Administration Board all the time considers its growth progress, together with inner critiques and impartial surveys,” Marszał added. “We additionally think about market analyses and the sport’s gross sales and advertising and marketing potential. Sadly, on this case, our findings revealed unresolved points and challenges that may require additional extensions of the manufacturing timeline and corresponding price range will increase to deal with. This, coupled with revised gross sales forecasts, largely reflecting the altering market atmosphere, raised important doubts concerning the venture’s total profitability.”
11 bit studios says it should acknowledge an impairment lack of PLN 48.4 million resulting from Mission 8’s cancellaton, whereas the studio can also be dealing with layoffs consequently, with the event staff engaged on the venture being made redundant.
Whether or not your entire staff’s roles are being lower or if some shall be transferred to different tasks throughout the studio hasn’t been talked about. 11 bit says it’ll provide severance packages and help in looking for new employment to these affected, and that it’s “at present auditing the property developed for Mission 8 to evaluate their potential utility in different initiatives.”
2024 noticed the launch of 11 bit studios’ Frostpunk 2 for PC, which can also be coming to PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S in 2025. Subsequent 12 months can even see the discharge of the studio’s sci-fi survival title The Alters.
