Majority of Immortals of Aveum Studio Reportedly Furloughed | Push Square
19.04.2024 - 05:31
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<a href=«https://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1778099089344757944?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweethttps://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1778099089344757944?ref_src=» https:>Immortals of Aveum
developer Ascendant Studios has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff. Word comes to us by way of a LinkedIn <a href=«https://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1778099089344757944?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweethttps://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1778099089344757944?ref_src=» https:>post from former employee Kris Morness (thanks VGC) and has since been corroborated by Polygon reporter <a href=«https://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1778099089344757944?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweethttps://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1778099089344757944?ref_src=» https:>Nicole Carpenter, with the exact number currently unclear. Ascendant has yet to make a statement or respond to requests for comment.
A company can furlough staff when facing specific economic conditions, such as a lack of work. It's a mandatory leave of absence from the workplace, typically unpaid, with the idea that staff will return to work when conditions improve. Unfortunately, as they are still technically employed, it can also mean those employees would not qualify for things like severance pay or unemployment benefits, although this varies from country to country.
Immortals of Aveum was branded a «truly awful idea» by one former employee, and significant layoffs have already taken place at the studio. Not to sound crass, but with the majority of staff seemingly held in limbo, we have to imagine the announced futuristic FSR 3 patch coming in «a few weeks» will need to be delayed, although that remains to be seen.
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Khayl Adam is Push Square's Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.
This needs to be considered a criminal activity honestly. It basically is a way to bully staff into quitting so they don’t have to be paid benefits. Any executive that is ok with this should be thrown into the sewer and left to rot. Just lay them off like a human being.
And this folks exemplifies why many young and talented creators don't want to join the video game industry.
This truly bums me out. I