{"id":412104,"date":"2026-03-30T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/412104\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:04:09","slug":"deus-ex-game-studio-eidos-montreal-cuts-124-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/412104\/","title":{"rendered":"Deus Ex game studio Eidos Montreal cuts 124 jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Another day, another announcement of game industry job cuts. The latest restructuring is happening at Eidos Montreal, which <a class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=6deefbf2-941b-4156-9f41-a61ebb50d13d&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=978fca1f-3afb-4ca7-843b-65926da73bca&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=LinkedIn&amp;linkText=stated&amp;custData=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&amp;signature=AQAAAWVtPsx2UcaHU1HMU4rKZpJbe00DoHHy9L5NWzk-D7nZ&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Feidosmontreal_mise%25C3%25A0-jour-deidos-montr%25C3%25A9al-eidos-montr%25C3%25A9al-activity-7444447108658597888-yTrp%2F&amp;spaceId=1197802876\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:LinkedIn;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:stated;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:LinkedIn;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;affiliate_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;ySellerName&quot;:&quot;LinkedIn&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;stated&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:true}\">stated<\/a> that 124 people are being laid off. As with so many similar cuts, the studio&#8217;s LinkedIn post credited the downsizing to &#8220;a result of changing project needs and impacts across production and support teams.&#8221; The company is also parting ways with its studio head, David Anfossi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Eidos Montreal has worked on titles within the Deus Ex and Tomb Raider franchises, as well as Marvel&#8217;s Guardians of the Galaxy and Marvel&#8217;s Avengers games. It is one of the many companies owned by Embracer Group, which snapped up a bunch of studios but has been stuck in a downsizing in a loop following an <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/embracer-announces-layoffs-and-game-cancellations-after-a-2-billion-deal-falls-through-144311854.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:expensive;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;expensive&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expensive<\/a> <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/embracer-group-is-splitting-up-its-messy-gaming-empire-into-three-different-companies-120006822.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:restructuring;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;restructuring&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restructuring<\/a> of its own gaming empire during 2023 and 2024. That activity reportedly included axing <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/a-new-deus-ex-game-was-reportedly-canceled-amid-embracers-crisis-194919207.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:a planned new Deus Ex game;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a planned new Deus Ex game&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a planned new Deus Ex game<\/a> that Eidos Montreal was working on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The post from Eidos Montreal didn&#8217;t specify what projects it is currently active on, although it has said it is involved with the upcoming Grounded 2 from Obsidian Entertainment and the reimagined Fable from Playground Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another day, another announcement of game industry job cuts. 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