Witcher Game Project Sirius Now Has A "New Framework," Dev Hit With Layoffs
More than 25 people lost their jobs due to the recent changes to Project Sirius.
By Eddie Makuch on
CD Projekt has confirmed that the work it did on a new Witcher game to give it a «new framework» has now been completed. In a regulatory filing, CD Projekt said this work on Project Sirius--the codename for the new game--has now been completed. The game is being developed by The Molasses Flood, a Boston-based developer owned by CD Projekt. That studio has undergone layoffs as a result of this change, according to reporter Ethan Gach.
«Because the project changed, so has the composition of the team that's working on it--mainly on The Molasses Flood's side,» a spokesperson said.
Update: CDPR confirms layoffs at Witcher spin-off studio Molasses Flood. Says 29 devs affected and calls it the result of the game's reboot. «Because the project changed, so has the composition of the team that's working on it – mainly on The Molasses Flood's side.» pic.twitter.com/F0HwPcIYrx
We still don't know anything about what the «new framework» is or why it needed to be undertaken. Game development is a highly iterative process, so it's not surprising that the game underwent some changes. What is more notable is that CD Projekt made these changes public by way of a legal filing due to the financial impact of the situation.
CD Projekt Red originally said the value of expenses incurred from implementing the «new framework» came to 33.4 million PLN ($7.6 million USD) for 2022 and 9.5 million PLN ($2.2 million USD) for January and February 2023. This comes out to 42.9 million PLN, or $9.7 million USD.
In its newest filing dated May 11, CD Projekt said it was making partial changes to that accounting in the amount of 21.5 million PLN ($5.2 million
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