Crytek Announces Restructuring, Layoffs, and Crysis Game Delay

Crytek has announced a restructuring initiative involving staff reductions. Approximately 60 employees, representing about 15% of its 400-person workforce, will be laid off due to ongoing financial difficulties.

Concurrently, the company revealed that development of the next Crysis game has been paused indefinitely, a decision made in Q3 2024. The studio is now focusing all its resources on Hunt: Showdown 1896.

Internal efforts to reassign affected staff to other projects, including Hunt: Showdown 1896 and the upcoming Crysis title, proved unsuccessful. Despite cost-cutting measures, layoffs were deemed necessary.

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Going forward, Crytek will concentrate on expanding Hunt: Showdown 1896's content, while the new Crysis game's release is postponed. The company assures laid-off employees will receive severance packages and career support.

Crytek remains positive about its long-term prospects, emphasizing its commitment to Hunt: Showdown 1896 and the continued development of its CRYENGINE technology.