Layoffs Hit Staff at Crossfire Developer That’s No Moon

In yet different expanse of layoffs wrong the gaming space, Crossfire developer That’s No Moon has axed an as-yet undetermined fig of staff.

Now-former employees began posting astir the concern connected their LinkedIn profiles connected August 6, confirming that they were affected by layoffs astatine the studio. Roles impacted look to person included method and biology artists. IGN has reached retired to That's No Moon for comment.

That’s No Moon was founded successful 2021 by manufacture vets from powerhouse developers similar Naughty Dog and Infinity Ward. Based successful Los Angeles, it revealed its archetypal AAA offering, a narrative-driven, single-player rubric called Crossfire, astatine Summer Game Fest 2026.

Thus far, the task doesn't person an authoritative merchandise date, but the minds down the crippled gave players a archetypal look astatine what they tin expect duing an in-depth showcase, which they presented alongside Geoff Keighley astatine Summer Game Fest. Crossfire features a unsocial mechanic called 'adaptive cover,' wherever characters dynamically accommodate their stances successful absorption to terrain and adjacent enemies.

Game manager Jacob Minkoff explained that it rewards tactical thinking, stealth, and repositioning, saying it "fundamentally changes your narration with the situation and becomes an progressive accomplishment to master" portion playing.

Crossfire follows the journeys of force operators Layla Qassem and Delroy Cross arsenic they combat for endurance successful a tenuous, but temorary, alliance. Layla's communicative begins during a regular reconnaissance ngo successful the Atlas Mountains that turns into a "harrowing struggle" successful which she indispensable face her "rigid worldview." Cross, described arsenic a "tier 1 relation and elite member" of Global Risk, is forced to face his ain beliefs during a ngo for Sodara Biotech.

As you tin astir apt guess, Crossfire takes spot successful the satellite of the multiplayer shooter of the aforesaid name, though it hones successful connected 2 members of these opposing factions for a focused storyline that forces enemies into a national of sorts.

Crossfire is successful improvement for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X, and is presently disposable to wishlist connected Steam, the PlayStation store, and the Microsoft store.

These are the latest layoffs to interaction a large gaming workplace aft Psychonauts developer Double Fine laid disconnected a 4th of its unit pursuing its instrumentality to autarkic ownership past period arsenic a effect of Xbox's monolithic restructuring efforts.

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