Paradox Interactive has closed Paradox Tectonic, its growth studio situated in Berkeley, California.
The announcement was made this morning following yesterday night’s information that Life by You, developed by Tectonic and led by former Sims boss and Second Life CEO Rod Humble, has been cancelled.
The studio has been main the event of Life by You since 2019 and employs 24 folks.
“That is tough and drastic information for our colleagues at Tectonic, who’ve labored onerous on Life by You’s Early Entry launch.” mentioned Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive
“Sadly, with cancellation of their sole mission, we’ve to take the robust determination to shut down the studio. We’re deeply grateful for his or her onerous work in making an attempt to take Paradox into a brand new style.” Wester concluded.
The life sim style was beginning to choose up the tempo, however with Life by You now cancelled, we must take a look at a brand new Sims recreation in growth from EA, Paralives from Alex Massé, and a brand new life sim recreation from Midsummer Studios CEO and former XCOM boss Jake Solomon.
We want everybody affected by this determination the very best of luck for the longer term.
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