Lightspeed LA Cuts 80 Jobs, Pivots Last Sentinel After Internal Review
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Updated · Kotaku · Jul 29
Lightspeed LA Cuts 80 Jobs, Pivots Last Sentinel After Internal Review
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jul 29
Summary
80 staff will leave Lightspeed LA as the Irvine studio overhauls Last Sentinel, while keeping the sci-fi action game in development.
An internal review found the project was not meeting expectations, prompting a shift in development direction to deliver the experience players expect.
Lightspeed LA, a Tencent-owned studio launched in 2020, introduced Last Sentinel at the 2023 Game Awards as a AAA narrative game for PC and consoles.
Tencent has also retrenched elsewhere in games, shutting TiMi Montreal earlier this year and closing Team Kaiju in Los Angeles in 2023.
That pullback contrasts with Tencent's $1.25 billion investment in Ubisoft, underscoring a more selective approach to global gaming bets.