Studio People Can Fly announced large-scale cuts that it is making due to the general situation in the gaming market. Current circumstances have not allowed the company to maintain several of its own projects in the active development stage. Therefore, they decided to focus on creating one of their own games, codenamed Project Bifrost, and cancel Project Victoria, while also laying off 120 employees.
In its announcement of the layoff, People Can Fly noted that it will focus on developing one of its own games, as well as partnership projects that are still in the active phase. Let us remind you that one of the studio’s partners is Microsoft Gaming.
Back in 2023, information appeared that the People Can Fly studio was working together with Xbox on a certain game codenamed Project Maverick. Its budget is about $50 million, and the game itself is being developed based on a certain well-known Xbox franchise. Also, from the vacancies it previously became clear that this is a shooter on Unreal Engine 5. It is known that this project is now at the stage of full production.
In addition to Xbox, People Can Fly’s partner is Square Enix, with whom the studio is currently working on the game Project Gemini.
Let us remember that the People Can Fly studio previously helped Microsoft with the Gears of War games, and it itself is known for Bulletstorm and Outriders.
