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Star Wars Zero Company Succeeds as Bit Reactor Furloughs 80% of Staff

The studio ran out of money weeks before its Star Wars game released as a bestseller.

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Bit Reactor furloughed most of its staff a few weeks before Star Wars Zero Company launched. Multiple reports state the studio had run out of money and made the decision on its own. It now hopes to secure funds and restore pay for the affected workers. The game reached Steam bestseller status and earned some of the strongest reviews for a Star Wars title in years. The details came to light during a lawsuit between company founders.

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Star Wars Zero Company Succeeds as Studio Furloughs Most Staff

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@stephentotiloSCOOP: A few weeks before the launch of Star Wars Zero Company, most of the developers at its studio were furloughed The studio says they hope to secure funds to restore their pay. Some are skeptical it'll happen I learned about this via a bitter lawsuit https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit
@Wario64'‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch' -80% of team impacted -Decision was Bit Reactor's alone -Studio ran out most of its money before game launch -Hopes to bring furloughed workers back with restored pay https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit
@KotakuBit Reactor stopped paying up to 80 percent of the studio's staff ahead of Star Wars Zero Company's launch after money reportedly ran out. "It is sick and weird to have all of these EA and Disney folks as well as Bit Reactor Senior staff making all of these 10/10 posts about Star Wars Zero Company being such a huge success and praising the work of the team while seemingly concealing the fact that the team was furloughed weeks ago," a developer who left the studio back in May wrote online this week. https://kotaku.com/studio-behind-the-best-reviewed-star-wars-game-in-22-years-furloughed-up-to-80-percent-of-its-staff-2000730078
@pcgamerThe studio behind Star Wars Zero Company has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-studio-behind-star-wars-zero-company-which-is-currently-a-steam-bestseller-has-reportedly-furloughed-the-majority-of-its-staff
@DiscussingFilm80% of the team at Bit Reactor were furloughed before ‘STAR WARS: ZERO COMPANY’ launched. The studio had ran out of money before the game's launch & now hope to bring back employees with restored pay. (Source: https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit)
@EckhartsLadderDamn. They literally ran out of money. Sounds like Zero Company was a massive risk. It seems like the game has done very well, so hopefully everyone is brought back
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    @stephentotiloSCOOP: A few weeks before the launch of Star Wars Zero Company, most of the developers at its studio were furloughed The studio says they hope to secure funds to restore their pay. Some are skeptical it'll happen I learned about this via a bitter lawsuit https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit
    @Wario64'‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch' -80% of team impacted -Decision was Bit Reactor's alone -Studio ran out most of its money before game launch -Hopes to bring furloughed workers back with restored pay https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit
    @KotakuBit Reactor stopped paying up to 80 percent of the studio's staff ahead of Star Wars Zero Company's launch after money reportedly ran out. "It is sick and weird to have all of these EA and Disney folks as well as Bit Reactor Senior staff making all of these 10/10 posts about Star Wars Zero Company being such a huge success and praising the work of the team while seemingly concealing the fact that the team was furloughed weeks ago," a developer who left the studio back in May wrote online this week. https://kotaku.com/studio-behind-the-best-reviewed-star-wars-game-in-22-years-furloughed-up-to-80-percent-of-its-staff-2000730078
    @pcgamerThe studio behind Star Wars Zero Company has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-studio-behind-star-wars-zero-company-which-is-currently-a-steam-bestseller-has-reportedly-furloughed-the-majority-of-its-staff
    @DiscussingFilm80% of the team at Bit Reactor were furloughed before ‘STAR WARS: ZERO COMPANY’ launched. The studio had ran out of money before the game's launch & now hope to bring back employees with restored pay. (Source: https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit)
    @EckhartsLadderDamn. They literally ran out of money. Sounds like Zero Company was a massive risk. It seems like the game has done very well, so hopefully everyone is brought back
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