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Concord director reportedly steps down as studio awaits Sony decision on game's future


Concord game director Ryan Ellis has reportedly stepped down after the beleaguered hero shooter was yanked offline amid…

In a statement released at the time, Ellis wrote, "While many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognise that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn't land the way we'd intended." According to a report by Kotaku, however, staff at Firewalk have remained "in limbo" in the two weeks following Concord's shutdown as they await a decision on both the game and the studio's future. Some are said to believe mass layoffs are on the cards for the Sony-owned Firewalk - which employs around 150-170 people - given the studio is reportedly one of the most expensive under PlayStation's watch on a per-head basis.

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