Canadian studio Reflector Entertainment under the leadership of Bandai Namco quits. Creative Unknown 9: Awakening in future projects they will have to do without their colleagues. 18% of people will lose their jobs. According to the statement, they have no place on the team. The layoffs affected the entire studio: from art to marketing, from story to game quality (QA).
Apparently the layoffs are related the game was a commercial failure. The game has only 74 user reviews on Steam. They are mixed. The numbers indicate another failure. Only 285 players played the story-driven RPG at any one time.
Reflector Entertainment was founded by former Assassin’s Creed Unity creative director Alexander Amancio. Much was expected from Unknown 9: Awakening. The title attracted attention already in 2020 when it was announced. She played the main character Haruna. Anya Chalotra (known as Yennefer from Netflix’s The Witcher).
Most likely, plans to make Unknown 9: Awakening more than just a game are falling apart. The brand should gradually penetrate other industries. In parallel with the game, the podcast Unknown 9: Out of Sight was released, the second season of which launched this week. A graphic novel (Unknown 9: Torment) and a web series (Unknown 9: Passage) are also available on YouTube.
Source :Indian TV
