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.
据报道，Embracer Group AB（场外交易代码：THQQF）取消了为期两年的开发Deus Ex游戏，并裁员了蒙特利尔Eidos的员工。
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.
彭博社报道，Deus Ex系列中未经宣布的第三部主线作品预计将于今年晚些时候投入生产，但开发商Eidos Montreal现在将专注于原创特许经营权。
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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.
该决定是在Embracer集团进行全面重组之际做出的，这影响了多个工作室，蒙特利尔Eidos确认裁员97名开发、管理和支持服务领域的员工。
"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."
蒙特利尔埃多斯在一份声明中说：“全球经济背景、我们行业的挑战以及Embracer宣布的全面重组终于影响了我们的工作室。”“解雇来自开发团队、管理和支持服务的97名人员已经做出了艰难的决定。”
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— Eidos-Montréal (@EidosMontreal) January 29, 2024
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— 艾多斯-蒙特利尔 (@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面临挑战和不断变化的全球经济环境，在有传言称与沙特支持的Savvy Games Group达成的20亿美元协议破裂后，一直在积极关闭工作室。
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.
受影响的工作室包括Saints Row开发商Volition和Timesplitters开发商自由激进设计。此外，有传言称，Elex开发商Piranha Bytes正面临关闭，在为下一个项目寻找合作伙伴方面遇到了困难。
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于2022年从史克威尔艾尼克斯控股公司（场外交易代码：SQNXF）手中收购了蒙特利尔艾多斯以及古墓丽影和杀出重来等特许经营权，但尚未对Deus Ex游戏的取消发表正式评论。
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."
在与IGN的对话中，该公司发言人强调了重组期间以当地和员工为中心的方针：“Embracer宣布了23/24财年的全面重组计划，该计划将持续到2024年3月底。该流程将在当地的运营小组层面上进行管理，重点是首先通知受影响的员工，在集团层面，我们不会对特定的工作室发表评论。”
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