Star Wars Eclipse devs strike as Quantic Dream reportedly plans to lay off 115

Developers working on Star Wars: Eclipse at Quantic Dream have gone on strike in an effort to save the game and prevent the studio from laying off 115 workers. Earlier this year the French studio, best known for single-player titles such as Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human, released its competitive multiplayer Spellcasters Chronicles into early access; that project was shut down and abandoned a few weeks later, and the studio said it would undergo a reorganisation.

The industrial action reportedly coincided with a visit from Lucasfilm. Some strikers said they were attempting to preserve Eclipse’s production, arguing the game cannot be completed without the 115 employees facing redundancy. "It's far from being an act of sabotage," one striking worker said.

"On the contrary, we're trying to save Star Wars Eclipse. We could manage to release it with 115 additional people, and that wouldn't be 'overstaffed': it's what's needed.

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