Lightspeed LA lays off 80 as Last Sentinel pivots development direction

Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA laid off about 80 staff to shift the creative and development direction of its debut title, Last Sentinel. The studio says it remains open to internal transfers and will continue to invest in North American talent, while providing updates on development and noting that no release date has been set. Last Sentinel has been in development for several years with a reported budget in the hundreds of millions, and Bloomberg reported the layoffs followed a decision not to move forward with the project.