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We don't know what the overall sales performance of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU has been, although the press and the public agree that Surgent Studios' first video game has soul and personality. Unfortunately, neither of those things serve to evade the bad news that the video game industry continues to suffer so far in 2024.
The official Surgent Studios account has confirmed something that it had discovered since early noon. The studio has laid off several of its workers and they say that the decision has been very difficult to carry out. They are currently working to help the victims; continue working in the ZAU universe and look to the future of the next projects that are already underway.
Abubakar Salim has always believed in Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, a project that was carried out thanks to the talent of his team
One of the people who has also spoken out on social media about what happened is Abubakar Salim; head of Surgent Studios and the mastermind behind Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Salim is committed to helping all those affected by these layoffs. and has published on Twitter (X) the names of those people and all the information so that any studio can contact them.
Many of you Assassin's Creed Origins fans will know this man because he voiced Bayek in the original version and after the adventure with Ubisoft, he and Electronic Arts formed a union under their indie games label EA Originals to carry out his project. For now We will have to wait and see if this affects other studies that belong to the initiative.
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“As long as it's my responsibility, it's something that won't happen.” Hidetaka Miyazaki talks about recent layoffs in the industry
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2024, despite the great releases we have had during this first half, will also be remembered as one of the darkest years in the video game industry. These layoffs at Surgent Studios add to the recent layoffs at Ubisoft Toronto or the closures of such beloved and well-known studios as Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks and It seems that this will continue to be the trend for the rest of the year.