Crytek, the renowned game developer behind the acclaimed Crysis series, has recently announced layoffs affecting 60 of its 400 employees, which represents 15% of its workforce. This decision comes in response to challenging market conditions that have impacted the gaming industry in recent years. In a tweet, Crytek stated that despite the growth of their game Hunt: Showdown, the company could not "continue as before and remain financially sustainable." As part of cost-cutting measures, Crytek had put Crysis 4 "on hold" in late 2024 and attempted to shift staff to work on Hunt: Showdown, but the layoffs were deemed "inevitable."
The layoffs have impacted staff across Crytek's development teams and shared services. The company has committed to offering severance packages to the affected employees. Avni Yerli, the founder of Crytek, shared a detailed statement on the situation:
Like so many of our peers, we aren’t immune to the complex, unfavorable market dynamics that have hit our industry these past several years. It pains me greatly to share today that we must lay off an estimated 15% of our around 400 employees. The layoffs affect development teams and shared services.
This has not been an easy decision to make, as we deeply appreciate the hard work of our talented teams. After putting the development of the next Crysis game on hold in Q3 2024, we have been trying to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown 1896.
While Hunt: Showdown 1896 is still growing, Crytek cannot continue as before and remain financially sustainable. Even after ongoing efforts to reduce costs and cut operating expenses, we have determined that layoffs are inevitable to move forward. Crytek will offer affected employees severance packages and career assistance services.
We firmly believe in the future of Crytek. With Hunt: Showdown 1896, we have a very strong gaming service and remain fully committed to its operation. We will continue to expand and evolve Hunt: Showdown 1896 with great content and drive our strategy for our engine CRYENGINE.
Last year, it was revealed that Crytek had been working on a battle royale-inspired project codenamed Crysis Next. Early gameplay footage surfaced on YouTube, showcasing third-person shooting in a basic warm-up arena, complete with Crysis' signature abilities and sound effects. However, Crysis Next was never officially announced and was eventually canceled in favor of Crysis 4, which was announced in January 2022.
The Crysis series, known for its stunning visuals, innovative nanosuit powers, and expansive gameplay, began with the release of the first game in 2007. This game became a benchmark for PC performance, spawning the popular phrase, "But can it run Crysis?" which was used to gauge the capabilities of PC hardware in the years following its release. The most recent mainline game, Crysis 3, was released in February 2013. Since then, Crytek has released remasters of the original games, but fans have been eagerly awaiting updates on Crysis 4, which has been on hold since its announcement and teaser three years ago.
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