Ascendant Studios Lays Off Nearly Half Its Staff Weeks After Poorly Received Immortals of Aveum Launch
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Ascendant Studios, developer of EA's Immortals of Aveum, laid off around 45% of its 80-100 person staff just weeks after the game's release.
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Layoffs blamed on poor sales of the magical FPS, which garnered mixed reviews and low player counts on PC.
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Ascendant CEO Bret Robbins confirmed layoffs but said the studio will continue supporting Immortals of Aveum.
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Immortals was Ascendant's debut game after being founded in 2019 by industry veterans.
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Despite marketing push, Immortals struggled to find an audience and had less than 100 concurrent Steam players 2 weeks after launch.