Don't Nod Financials Result in Reorganisation and Layoffs, Cancelled Projects

" With this layoff plan, they are creating an atmosphere of extreme violence."

Uhm...violence? Really?! Layoffs suck, but I wouldn't exactly call for violence over it.

Bad enough you get laid off, don't add "arrested" to it!

This sucks, I'm part of the problem to, the type of games they make are generally up my alley but I haven't bought them, in fact I've only ever played Life is Strange from them. I'll have to support their next release

More sad news, but from a selfish perspective sadder than most because the games that failed to sell were both very good. In fact, Banishers is one of my games of the year and something that I’d like to see more of. It’s one of those games where the care that the creators put into it really stands out. It’s cold comfort, but I imagine that anyone whose name appeared in the credits of Banishers or Jusant would be an great hire for any studio.

Don't think a protest can save the jobs if the publisher lost a lot of money. If they don't have money they can't pay for labor.

That's really sad to hear. I hope Lost Records does well.
But also...
"They are creating an atmosphere of extreme violence"
I understand being passionate but that's a huge leap dude.
"They accused us of being too aggressive to speak with"
I wonder why 🤔

And yet, another game company facing layoffs. This is what, the third in just two days? Are we really headed towards another crash or will things just continue into a massive a downward spiral?

I've wanted to get Banishers, I think I would really love it. I'm glad Dont Nod exist in that AA space, but I guess I just don't buy a ton of games at or near launch anymore.

I'll admit I had no interest in Jusant. I thought it was conceptually interesting but not for me.

I dont think ive ever been compelled to play any of their games. Most are a major turnoff

Remember me? I recall playing that game way back. Tough times indeed.

Dont nod make great games and i always give anything they play a go

remember me, life is strange, tell me why, and banishers ghosts of new eden are all excellent games in my opinion

and looking forward to lost records bloom and rage

I gotta wonder if the “extreme violence” quote was not translated correctly.

Such a shame when we we have bloated AAA studios churning out formulaic sequels and double dip remakes, yet a team creating quality new an creative ideas/stories don't sell well because they don't get their efforts viewed from a fair and equalizing perspective via games media.

At some point someone needs to figure out what is wrong with the industry and fix it. We never more expensive hardware and more expensive games than ever, yet the industry is in continuous contraction. Something is very wrong with the industry and it's not the result of individual success or failure, the industry as a whole is in continuous deep trouble.

Industry’s cooked. But then a lot of industries are. Not like there’s simple fixable reasons either, there’s a whole range from Brexit, Covid, general enshittification, late-stage capitalism, cost-of-living etc. It’s scary times.

We are in a second video game crash and I will die on this hill. Never before have so many developers had so many lay offs at the same time. Add in spiralling costs and big budget failures and the evidence is everywhere.

@KundaliniRising333 The press has been fairly kind to their games, even the poorer ones - with scores often a good 50% higher than audience scores for their "non-mainstream" titles. It seems unfair to blame the press for niche titles not selling well.

The rise in production costs has just made the consequences of a lack of mass appeal that much more noticeable.