Simply weeks following the launch of Immortals of Aveum, developer Ascendant Studios has laid off roughly 45% of its group, based on a report by Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter and testimony from among the impacted staff. Ascendant CEO Bret Robbins defined the layoffs in a Twitter submit as “a painfully tough, however vital resolution that was not made flippantly.”

It’s unclear at press time what the precise cause for the layoffs is, although the Polygon report says a former Ascendant worker attributed them to Immortals of Aveum’s poor gross sales. Robbins doesn’t elaborate on that within the public assertion, although he does say “we have now to make this adjustment now that Immortals of Aveum has shipped.”

Immortals of Aveum launched on August 22 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection, and PC. The sport was printed by EA and marketed as an EA Unique, however regardless of that, based on SteamDB, participant totals haven’t exceeded 200 your complete month of September. It might appear the sport could possibly be a contender for worst promoting sport below the EA Originals branding, as said by an nameless former worker within the Polygon report.

Robbins, in his submit on Twitter, confirms that Ascendent is “supporting these affected in each approach we will, together with complete severance packages and job placement help,” and goes on to guarantee the present group, in addition to these concerned in these layoffs, that the studio will proceed to help the event of the Immortals IP “with future updates and gives.”