Cozy MMO Palia seemingly on the rocks after studio goes through a third round of layoffs, this time affecting 40% of staff
May. 16, 2024Singularity 6’s third set of cutbacks in only nine months
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Singularity 6, the studio behind cozy MMO Palia, is laying off about 40% of its staff.
Despite drawing the eye of Stardew Valley fans before release, Palia currently has a ‘Mixed’ rating based on over 7,000Steamuser reviews, citing bugs and the lack of an Early Access tag on the game’s storefront page as the biggest complaints.
Singularity 6’s cutbacks follow a string of layoffs hitting the games industry this year withSony laying off around 90 employees,Microsoft cutting almost 2,000 jobsbeforeclosing several studios under the Bethesda umbrellajust last week, and similar events across EA, Embracer’s many studios, and much more.
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