Quantic Dream Developers Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse, Warning that 115 Layoffs Would Doom the Unfinished Game
Developers at Quantic Dream are striking to prevent layoffs that could jeopardize the completion of Star Wars Eclipse.
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📍 How it ended
Quantic Dream developers went on strike to protest a reported plan to lay off 115 staff members. Striking workers claimed Star Wars Eclipse was in trouble and could not be finished without more staff.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 18d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Developers at Quantic Dream have gone on strike to protest planned layoffs. The developers warn that the layoffs would make it impossible to finish Star Wars Eclipse, a highly anticipated game. Coverage emphasizes the potential impact on the game's development and the broader video game sector.
Reports from Yahoo Finance, IGN, Kotaku, Eurogamer, VICE, and Wccftech highlight the strike and the developers' concerns. Kotaku also reports that a union is calling for a wider strike in the video game sector. Watch for developments in the strike and any response from Quantic Dream or the union.
Coverage does not yet specify the union's plans for a wider strike.
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Quick answers
Which game is affected by the strike?
Star Wars Eclipse is the game affected by the strike.
How many layoffs are planned?
Quantic Dream reportedly plans to lay off 115 employees.
Which outlets are covering the strike?
Coverage is from Yahoo Finance, IGN, Kotaku, Eurogamer, VICE, and Wccftech.
Coverage (7)
- Star Wars Eclipse and Detroit: Become Human devs on strike as Quantic Dream reportedly plans to lay off 115... Yahoo Finance · 26d ago
- New Report Alleges Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse Is in Trouble as Staff Go on Strike Over Layoffs Plan IGN · 26d ago
- Striking Quantic Dream Developers Claim Star Wars Eclipse Is In Big Trouble If The Studio Continues With Mass Layoffs Kotaku · 28d ago
- Union Calls For ‘Entire Video Game Sector’ To Strike Later This Week Kotaku · 28d ago
- Star Wars Eclipse "literally cannot be finished" without more staff, insist striking Quantic Dream developers Eurogamer · 28d ago
- Quantic Dream Devs Reportedly Going on Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse Game VICE · 28d ago
- Quantic Dream Developers Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse, Warning that 115 Layoffs Would Doom the Unfinished Game Wccftech · 28d ago
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