Det har været et langt sejt træk for studiet Hardsuit Labs de sidste par år. Deres spil, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, er blevet udskudt en række gange, og rygterne har svirret om dysfunktion blandt ledelsen, som har resulteret i at adskillige af disse har forladt virksomheden.
For nylig kunne udgiver Paradox så bekræfte, at Hardsuit Labs er blevet fjernet helt fra projektet, og det har resulteret i en række fyringer. En af forfatterne bag spillet, Nicole Stanford, har nu skrevet via Twitter, at hende selv, og resten af "the narrative department (and many others)."
I en meddelelse til Rock Paper Shotgun underspiller Hardsuit Labs dog antallet af fyringer. De skriver følgende:
"While we worked hard to source some great work opportunities for the studio to move forward with, we were unable to provide work for a small number of individuals and thus made the difficult decision to part ways. This decision was not made lightly and was done so only after we felt we had exhausted the opportunities to avoid such a layoff.
"For the affected team members, with their permission, we are reaching out to partners and fellow studios in hopes that we can assist in placing our former colleagues with new opportunities. We sincerely wish the very best to our former colleagues and thank them for their contributions to the studio and our projects during their time here.
"Hardsuit Labs continues to move forward with existing and new opportunities, as well as current work on several yet unannounced projects. We look forward to sharing additional information on these games when we can in the future."
Det vides ikke hvem der har taget over for Hardsuit Labs endnu.
