US EditionOutriders Developer People Can Fly Blames 'Lack of Communication' With Publisher Square Enix for Game Cancellation
- People Can Fly, a Polish studio, cancelled two unannounced projects, Project Gemini and Project Bifrost, in early 2025, leading to layoffs.
- The cancellations followed a lack of communication and missing publishing agreements from the involved publisher, specifically Square Enix for Gemini, while Bifrost was self-published and paused due to funding issues.
- Project Gemini, a cooperative action RPG developed in partnership with Square Enix, was put on hold because the publisher did not deliver a proposed addendum to the publishing agreement outlining the terms for future development milestones.
- CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski explained that the halt of the Gemini project resulted from the publisher’s failure to provide a draft for the next content agreement, which has forced the company to downsize its team significantly.
- These cancellations forced People Can Fly to reduce staff by over 30 developers but the studio continues development on projects including Gears of War: E-Day with Microsoft and a PlayStation IP game.
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Outriders Developer People Can Fly Blames 'Lack of Communication' With Publisher Square Enix for Game Cancellation
People Can Fly, the Polish studio best-known for Outriders and Gears of War Judgment, has confirmed even more jobs are at risk as it cancels two projects: Project Gemini and Project Bifrost. Project Gemini was a game set to be published by Square Enix.
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Gears Of War: E-Day devs People Can Fly cancel two game projects after falling out with unnamed publisher
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People Can Fly studio has suspended two unannounced games, triggering layoffs due to publisher friction. From the Gears of War: Judgment and Outriders studio, People Can Fly, brings rocky news. People Can Fly studio has suspended two unannounced games, triggering layoffs due to publisher friction. One of the two projects was set to be published by Square Enix, under the working name Project Gemini. The other unannounced game was a VR game referr…
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