People Can Fly Cancels Square Enix Project Amid Layoffs

The bloodletting of 2025 continues, as Folks Can Fly, the studio most identified for its work on Bulletstorm, Outriders, and Gears of War, is canceling tasks and shedding workers.

The information comes from the studio, with an announcement over the weekend.

Folks Can Fly Has Two Tasks Grounded

Over on X (previously Twitter), the official People Can Fly account posted a message from CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski.

“Right this moment we made a really troublesome choice to droop the event of venture Gemini and venture Bifrost – the related present reviews have been launched to the market,” Wojciechowski mentioned.

The announcement confirms two tasks have been shelved, known as Undertaking Gemini and Undertaking Bifrost.

“The suspension of the Gemini venture is a consequence of the truth that the Writer has not offered us with a draft of the next content material rider to the Publishing Settlement masking the phrases and circumstances of additional milestones on venture Gemini and the shortage of communication from the Writer as to its willingness to proceed or terminate the Gemini venture.

Undertaking Bifrost was suspended because of the above and the evaluation of the Group’s money movement, which confirmed a scarcity of prospects for securing organizational assets and funds essential to proceed the manufacturing and launch of this venture.”

Undertaking Gemini is a sport being labored on for Sq. Enix, which I am presuimg is Outriders 2. Undertaking Bifrost is a VR sport. Neither title has had an official reveal or launch date hooked up to it.

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Wojciechowski additionally confirmed that because of the venture cancellations, the studio wanted to “scale down our groups.” If there’s one factor we have had sufficient of this 12 months, it is layoffs. Sadly, that does not appear to be stopping anytime quickly.

In December of final 12 months, the studio conducted layoffs, leading to over 100 folks shedding their jobs as a part of a restructuring effort. Folks Can Fly was based in 2002, and its first main hit was the first-person shooter Painkiller, launched in 2004. Since then, labored with Epic Video games on Bulletstorm and Gears of Conflict: Judgment. It then developed Outriders for Sq. Enix, which was launched in 2021.

To this point, other than the studio’s mysterious incubation tasks, the studio is engaged on Gears of Conflict: E-Day with The Coalition, which has no launch date set, however it’s headed to Xbox Sequence X|S and PC.

We right here at DualShockers want everybody affected all the very best, and hope they land on their toes quickly.

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Outriders

Launched

April 1, 2021

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sturdy Language, Suggestive Themes

Writer(s)

Sq. Enix

Engine

Unreal Engine 4

Multiplayer

On-line Co-Op

Cross-Platform Play

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Sequence X|S

Variety of Gamers

1-3