The Developer Behind Fifa World Cup - Which Launched Less than Two Months Ago - Has Laid Off 85% of Its Staff
Funding was pulled after the game’s June launch, and about 80 employees lost their jobs as the studio’s future came into question.
- LA-Based Refractor Games laid off roughly 85 percent of its staff, or around 80 employees, after parent company Delphi Interactive pulled funding following the FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition release.
- After shipping FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition for Netflix, full stack developer Nathan Potter claimed the studio's parent company pulled funding, cancelling the project's next phase.
- Despite negative critical reviews regarding gameplay and visuals, Netflix reported the title was one of the streamer's most successful cloud game launches since its June 11 release.
- Amid conflicting reports about the studio's closure, studio head Nathan Burba confirmed that 85 percent of the workforce was let go, clarifying the extent of cuts.
- Art director Barclay Chantel wrote that he is "back on the market looking for a job," as affected staff members across departments now seek new employment.
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Gianni Infantino wanted to set new standards for football video games. However, with "FIFA World Cup", he colossally missed. The developer studio now releases 80 percent of its employees.
The developer behind Fifa World Cup - which launched less than two months ago - has laid off 85% of its staff
A vast number of developers at Refractor Games, the development team responsible for Fifa World Cup: Launch Edition, have been laid off. In total, roughly 85 percent of developers at the studio have lost their jobs.
Shortly after the release of the FIFA World Cup, Refactor Games released 85 percent of the workforce, with the FIFA president seeing a great future.
Refractor Games has hit a huge wave of layoffs. The developer studio is responsible for Fifa World Cup: Launch Edition. Altogether, around 85 percent of the workforce lost their jobs. more
Only two months after the release of FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, around 80 developers lose their jobs. Delphi Interactive stops funding for the Studio Refactor Games.
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