Deliver Us… Work
Unfortunately, we did not have to wait long before learning of new layoffs in our industry. After Singularity 6 (Palia), Flaming Fowl (Ironmarked), Relic Entertainment (Company of Heroes), Ascendant Studios (Immortals of Aveum) and Take Two this month, so it's the studio's turn KeokeN Interactive to announce terrible news : all employees without exception immediately lose their jobs. This heavy and hard decision, recounted by the two heads of the studio in a long message on the social network new projects allowing the sustainability of their business.
Heartbroken, we've had to lay off our team at KeokeN because of nothing substantial materializing directly after our visit to GDC. We've unfortunately exhausted all our possible options for publishing, work for hire, and co-development.
It is our utmost priority to make sure our… pic.twitter.com/3QHzJzgCfl
— KeokeN Interactive🐧 (@KeokeN) April 30, 2024
In addition to thanking the public for their support and the reception of their games, Koen and Paul Deetman ask their contacts in the industry to report any vacancies to try to re-employ their employees as quickly as possible so that those They do not remain unemployed for long and try as best they can to save the furniture.
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The two creative heads of the studio also behind Deliver Us The Moon do not, however, leave their intellectual property fallow, since although it is suggested that the 4 other projects presented last month are canceled purely and simply, Deliver us Homewhich is intended to be the direct sequel to Deliver us Marchwill try to go through the crowdfunding phase via a Kickstarter which will be launched soon by the two men, to try to bring a conclusion worthy of the name to the adventures depicted in these space epics.
An additional sting in this epidemic which has gripped the industry since last year, with new positions sacked adding to the nearly 10,000 since the start of the year. We send our greatest courage to all the studio teams and wish them to find new jobs quickly in this industry, which is more fragile than ever.