2K lays off staff working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos, while hinting at "new direction and focus"
2K has laid off staff at its studio 31st Union, which was developing the free-to-play shooter Project Ethos. Studio head Ben Brinkman stated the team was scaled back to align with the game's development stage and a renewed direction towards a skill-based PVP roguelike experience. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick previously championed the title as part of a strong upcoming lineup.
- Entities
- Company: 31st Union
- Company: 2K
- Company: Take-Two Interactive
- Topic: Layoffs
- Person: Ben Brinkman
- Game: Project Ethos
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Free-to-Play
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