If you’ve seen the rumors on Twitter this afternoon that Wayfinder’s team is suffering layoffs, well, I’m sorry to report that they’re true, and while it’s not the 2500 laid off from Riot and Activision-Blizzard last week, the dozen workers let go from Airship surely hurt the newly indie team.
“I can confirm that today we had to part ways with 12 of our coworkers,” an Airship representative told us. “This decision was made to ensure that Airship Syndicate can continue to operate and deliver great experiences. In addition to reducing staff, Ryan Stefanelli, President, and Joe Madureira, CEO, will be reducing their pay while we work to secure our future plans. While challenging, this is not the end for Wayfinder. We’ll be talking more about our future soon.”
Readers will recall that Airship Syndicate was originally publishing Wayfinder through Tencent’s/Digital Extremes, but DE abruptly canceled its publishing deal at the end of 2023, leaving Airship to fend for itself just months after launching into early access. Airship has continued developing the game while it hunts for a publisher, though the currently B2P is tiny indeed.
