Disco Elysium Studio Cuts 32 Jobs Despite Critical Praise for Zero Parades
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ZA/UM Studio announced layoffs of up to 32 employees across all departments two months after releasing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, a critical success that failed to translate into expected financial performance. The studio says it is working with its labor union to manage the process. This marks another chapter in ZA/UM’s turbulent history, which includes founder exits and legal disputes, as multiple projects were canceled and spin-off studios formed in the wake of Disco Elysium’s release.
- Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn't Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs Kotaku
- Disco Elysium studio announces layoffs after new game flounders Polygon.com
- ZA/UM Studios to lay off up to 32 workers two months after releasing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Game Developer
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies The Saturday Paper
- Disco Elysium Dev Suffers Layoffs After New Game's Poor Sales TheGamer
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