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2K lays off staff on Project Ethos, Cities: Skylines mod adds politics

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2K Games has laid off employees at its studio, 31st Union, who were working on the free-to-play shooter Project Ethos. Studio head Ben Brinkman announced the layoffs internally, with 2K confirming the news and indicating a shift in the studio's direction. This move comes as the original Cities: Skylines game continues to see success through its modding community, with a new politics mod recently released. AI

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2K lays off staff on Project Ethos, Cities: Skylines mod adds politics

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 The original Cities: Skylines just got a politics mod, giving you a new way to paint the map While the second Cities: Skylines game is slowly recovering follo

    🎮 The original Cities: Skylines just got a politics mod, giving you a new way to paint the map While the second Cities: Skylines game is slowly recovering following the departure of its creators, the original game is more than thriving due to its incredibly talented and active mo…

    LINKS destructoid.com/the-original-cities-skyli…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 2K lays off staff working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos, while hinting at "new direction and focus" 2K has laid off staff at 31st Union, the studio wo

    🎮 2K lays off staff working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos, while hinting at "new direction and focus" 2K has laid off staff at 31st Union, the studio working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos. The news was announced in an internal memo sent by studio head Ben Brinkman…

    LINKS gamesindustry.biz/2k-lays-off-staff-worki…

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