A few months ago one of the most important video game events of the year was announced 2023to give Square Enix He sold many studios Embracer Group As they could not gain much from him. In particular, they are all Westerners, incl Crystal Dynamics y Square Enix MontrealWhich apparently has already stopped.
the reporter Jason Schreier It has been announced on social media that the name of this category has been changed Onoma A few weeks ago, it was terminated by its owners. According to the informant, the study only informed today (November 1) that company executives have decided to close the division.
News: Embracer has shut down Onoma, formerly Square Enix Montreal, which announced its new name just 3 weeks ago. Also:
– Some Onoma staff will move to Eidos Montreal
– Eidos has canceled an unannounced game
– Eidos is working with Xbox on games like Fable
The scoop: https://t.co/4WaL3rV4a1— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) November 1, 2022
It is worth mentioning that the workers will not be fired suddenly like in other companies, but will be transferred to other departments to continue performing the same tasks. So there will be no problem with the video games they are working together Xbox like new fable.
As for the other sister studios, rumors have long circulated Eidos Montreal Canceled some projects currently in development, so that the team could devote itself to more important franchises. For its part, Deuce such as Continued with a game on the go, a game that still stands and hopefully will be the real step forward to the new generation of the story.
Through: Bloomberg
Publisher’s Note: This news is a bit strange, since changing the name to Onoma and then disappearing is not such a smart decision. However, it can be considered a plan towards some greater good.