Former lead developer of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Hardsuit Labs studio is laying off staff.
This is according to writer and narrative designer Anna Webster – spotted by GI.biz – who posted on Twitter that the narrative department was among the areas of the company affected by the layoffs. Narrative creators Samantha Wallschlaeger and Nicole Stanford also confirmed the news on Twitter, while former producer Austin Maestre was also hit.
“That said, the workers associated with the project: HSL developers past and present, all the ops, all the contractors, all the voice actors – they are the ones who made this studio a great place to work. I am very grateful to them. support them and increase them whenever you can, ”said Webster.
“We are crushed, but everything will be fine. I am very grateful to everyone I have worked with at HSL (and those who have contacted us before). Seriously, some of the best and brightest RPG developers around. Unionize the gaming industry. “
This news follows Vampire the Masquerade: the creative director and lead author of Bloodlines 2 leaving the project in August 2020. Last month Paradox canceled the game’s release from 2021 and said that Hardsuit Labs was not running the game. work on the project.
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