Ambitious Last Sentinel Likely Canceled After Mass Layoffs and Heavy Spending
TL;DR
Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier reports that Last Sentinel, Lightspeed LA and Tencent’s ambitious open‑world action title, is most likely canceled after a wave of layoffs (about 80 at Lightspeed LA) and hundreds of millions spent without meeting Tencent’s quality expectations; a veteran designer was brought in to salvage the project, but sources say Tencent ultimately halted development around July 28, leaving the studio with a sunk cost and no public release in sight.
- Last Sentinel ‘Most Likely Canceled’ Amid Layoffs and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Spent Insider Gaming
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- Ambitious Sci-Fi Rival To GTA Last Sentinel Reportedly In Trouble Kotaku
- Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA is laying off staff Game Developer
- Tencent’s “GTA Rival” Last Sentinel Collapses After Six Years of Development as 80 Layoffs Hit the Studio Behind It Wccftech
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