Embracer Group Shelves Deus Ex Video Game Amid Layoffs At Eidos Montreal
Embracer Group Shelves Deus Ex Video Game Amid Layoffs At Eidos Montreal
Embracer Group AB (OTC:THQQF) has reportedly canceled a two-year-in-development Deus Ex game and laid off staff at Eidos Montreal.
據報道，Embracer Group AB（場外交易代碼：THQQF）取消了爲期兩年的開發Deus Ex遊戲，並裁員了蒙特利爾Eidos的員工。
The unannounced third mainline entry in the Deus Ex series was expected to enter production later this year, but the developer, Eidos Montreal, will now focus on an original franchise instead, Bloomberg reported.
彭博社報道，Deus Ex系列中未經宣佈的第三部主線作品預計將於今年晚些時候投入生產，但開發商Eidos Montreal現在將專注於原創特許經營權。
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The decision comes amidst a comprehensive restructuring at Embracer Group, impacting various studios, with Eidos Montreal confirming the layoff of 97 employees across development, administration, and support services.
該決定是在Embracer集團進行全面重組之際做出的，這影響了多個工作室，蒙特利爾Eidos確認裁員97名開發、管理和支持服務領域的員工。
"The global economic context, the challenges of our industry, and the comprehensive restructuring announced by Embracer have finally impacted our studio," Eidos Montreal said in a statement. "The difficult decision has been made to let go 97 people from development teams, administration, and support services."
蒙特利爾埃多斯在一份聲明中說：“全球經濟背景、我們行業的挑戰以及Embracer宣佈的全面重組終於影響了我們的工作室。”“解僱來自開發團隊、管理和支持服務的97名人員已經做出了艱難的決定。”
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— Eidos-Montréal (@EidosMontreal) January 29, 2024
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— 艾多斯-蒙特利爾 (@EidosMontreal) 2024 年 1 月 29 日
Embracer Group, facing challenges and a shifting global economic context, has been aggressively shutting down studios following a rumored $2 billion deal with the Saudi-backed Savvy Games Group falling apart.
Embracer Group面臨挑戰和不斷變化的全球經濟環境，在有傳言稱與沙特支持的Savvy Games Group達成的20億美元協議破裂後，一直在積極關閉工作室。
Studios affected include Saints Row developer Volition and Timesplitters developer Free Radical Design. Additionally, Elex developer Piranha Bytes is rumored to be facing closure and encountering difficulties in securing a partner for its next project.
受影響的工作室包括Saints Row開發商Volition和Timesplitters開發商自由激進設計。此外，有傳言稱，Elex開發商Piranha Bytes正面臨關閉，在爲下一個項目尋找合作伙伴方面遇到了困難。
Embracer Group, which acquired Eidos Montreal from Square Enix Holdings Co (OTC:SQNXF) in 2022 along with franchises like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, has not officially commented on the cancellation of the Deus Ex game.
Embracer Group於2022年從史克威爾艾尼克斯控股公司（場外交易代碼：SQNXF）手中收購了蒙特利爾艾多斯以及古墓麗影和殺出重來等特許經營權，但尚未對Deus Ex遊戲的取消發表正式評論。
In dialogue with IGN, the company's spokesperson emphasized a local and employee-focused approach during the restructuring: "Embracer announced a comprehensive restructuring program for FY 23/24, running until end of March 2024. This process will be managed locally on operative group level with focus on informing affected employees first, and on group level we will not comment on specific studios."
在與IGN的對話中，該公司發言人強調了重組期間以當地和員工爲中心的方針：“Embracer宣佈了23/24財年的全面重組計劃，該計劃將持續到2024年3月底。該流程將在當地的運營小組層面上進行管理，重點是首先通知受影響的員工，在集團層面，我們不會對特定的工作室發表評論。”
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