Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders has been shut down as part of Funcom's recent layoffs

Layoffs astatine the Dune: Awakening workplace started past week

Oh boy. Unfortunately, it's 1 of those days. You mightiness retrieve that past week, Dune: Awakening developer Funcom laid disconnected an unspecified fig of staff. Yep, that aforesaid Dune: Awakening that appeared to beryllium doing beauteous good for itself. Go figure! Today, there's much atrocious news, arsenic it turns retired that Metal: Hellsinger workplace The Outsiders volition beryllium shutting down wholly arsenic portion of said layoffs astatine genitor institution Funcom.

Founder of the workplace David Goldfarb should connection of the studio's shuttering successful a connection posted to his ain X account, explaining, "I person not had overmuch clip to process the quality but each of america astatine The Outsiders and Funcom Stockholm person been affected by the layoffs astatine Funcom and our 10 twelvemonth aged workplace volition beryllium closing.

"Many of america had survived a near-death workplace acquisition years backmost erstwhile Darkborn was cancelled and due to the fact that of the team's loyalty and refusal to quit, Metal: Hellslinger was born. It volition ever beryllium a precocious constituent for maine personally and I volition beryllium everlastingly grateful we got to marque it and for the fantastic squad and partnerships that made it happen."

Goldfarb did effort to connection a spot of anticipation amongst the gloom, arsenic helium did accidental the squad is going to effort and proceed successful "some caller form." He besides noted that if anyone speechmaking the connection could connection help, from concern leads, to helping employees find caller work, thing would beryllium appreciated. Fingers crossed that the squad is capable to find their footing.

For what it's worth, erstwhile editorial manager Graham thought Metal: Hellsinger was bloody good, truthful if you've already got it successful your room but not tried it retired yet, mightiness arsenic good springiness it a go.