#Indie writer Versus Evil has been shut down by Tinybuild – Destructoid
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Indie writer Versus Evil has been shut down by Tinybuild – Destructoid
“Welp. That was a enjoyable 10 yr journey. Your complete Versus Evil workforce has simply been laid off. Let me be clear – this wasn’t a Versus Evil choice or selection.”
– Lance James, Versus Evil Head of Manufacturing
Authorized points between the 2 firms not too long ago ended
In accordance with GamesIndustry.biz, earlier this month TinyBuild introduced that it had settled a authorized dispute with Versus Evil’s former proprietor Stall Proof LLC. Common Supervisor Steve Escalante and Head of Manufacturing Lance James have been additionally concerned within the authorized dispute. In the long run, TinyBuild paid $3.5 million and authorized prices to settle the dispute, and Escalante left the corporate shortly after.
Over a decade of publishing
Versus Evil was based in 2013 by Steve Escalante, who served as Advertising Director at ZeniMax On-line Studios previous to doing so. In 2021 TinyBuild acquired the corporate in addition to its QA Studio Purple Cerberus. During the last decade, Versus Evil has revealed very fashionable titles together with The Banner Saga from developer Stoic and Obsidian Leisure’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
It’s been as tough a yr as I can bear in mind for the video games business. This one feels further merciless as we’re simply a few days away from Christmas and somewhat over every week from the brand new yr.
We reached out to TinyBuild for remark however haven’t but obtained a response.
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