Quantic Dream developers strike over layoffs, putting Star Wars Eclipse at risk
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Tomas Franzese
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Developers at Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human, have gone on strike over concerns that planned layoffs of 115 employees will make it impossible to complete their upcoming Star Wars Eclipse game. The strike highlights escalating labor issues at the studio, with workers arguing that the proposed staff reductions would critically undermine the project's development capacity.
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· 3 pulledDevelopers at Heavy Rain studio Quantic Dream went on strike as they don't think they can finish Star Wars Eclipse if 115 developers are laid off
The strike highlights escalating labor issues at the studio
workers arguing that the proposed staff reductions would critically undermine the project's development capacity
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