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Civilization VII team at Firaxis Games faces layoffs | CEO says the game is projected to meet expectations, but there are cuts anyway.
CEO says the game is projected to meet expectations, but there are cuts anyway.
"We can confirm there was a staff reduction today at Firaxis Games, as the studio restructures and optimizes its development process for adaptability, collaboration, and creativity," a spokesperson wrote to multiple news outlets. When Civilization VII launched, it had several bugs and UI problems that frustrated players, and it made some big changes to the franchise's formula that alienated some people. However, it's important to note that neither of those metrics gives as complete a picture as some Internet discussions suggest they do; Civilization VII launched on other platforms and game stores like the PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Epic Game Store, and those wouldn't be captured in Steam numbers—even though it intuitively seems likely that Steam would account for the significant majority of players for this particular franchise.
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