It’s the fourth time in two years that the studio has seen job cuts.
The studio has been owned bysecretive blockchain company Fortesince some time in 2023.
Since that year Phoenix Labs have seen three other rounds of layoffs.
Before that, the company cut loose 9 percent of their workers in May 2023.
Edwin called it"Monster Hunter for people who fear grind".
But recent player reviews complain that free-to-play business tactics have been increasingly interfering with basic design of the game.
As you might expect, the game quickly attained an “overwhelmingly negative” review average on the store.
“Theyve gutted the core gameplay and crafting mechanics,” she said ina post on LinkedIn.
We never would have made decisions that are so blatantly not player focused."
Which is, uh, I believe the business term is: fucked up.
Forte’s only other game studio during that time were the mobile game developers Rumble Games.
They were shut down by the blockchain company in July last year.
