{"id":249269,"date":"2023-09-15T07:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=306710"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:13:55","slug":"when-a-bad-launch-costs-you-to-fire-half-the-squad-just-happened-in-ea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/when-a-bad-launch-costs-you-to-fire-half-the-squad-just-happened-in-ea\/","title":{"rendered":"When a bad launch costs you to fire half the staff: it just happened at EA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ascendant Studios, the company responsible for the highly anticipated fantasy FPS Immortals of Aveum<\/a>, has laid off nearly half of its staff following the release of its debut title. As you can imagine, sales have not been favorable.<\/p>\n\n\n

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For that reason, the indie studio stated that the layoffs were ‘difficult but necessary’ in the current times. It is estimated that Ascendant Studios employed between 80 and 100 people<\/strong>, meaning they have let go of around 40 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO’s Twitter message announcing the layoffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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pic.twitter.com\/gftU3XlbFZ<\/a><\/p>— Bret Robbins (@BretRobbins) September 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>