Project Sirius Developer The Molasses Flood Reportedly Hit By Multiple Layoffs

The Molasses Flood, the studio currently working on CD Projekt RED‘s The Witcher spin-off, Project Sirius, has reportedly been hit by a number of layoffs. The news comes following the studio’s announcement that it had finished creating a new framework for the multiplayer title.

A number of employees at the company took to Twitter over the past few days to confirm they had bee let go from the studio, including Robert Bailey (Narrative Designer) and Eleanor Falck (Environmental Artist). The Molasses Flood hasn’t issued any statement on the matter, and it’s currently unknown just how many staff have been laid off

Yesterday I was laid off from Molasses Flood.
It's not as fun to update the bio this time.
I enjoyed the work I'd been doing until my last day and would love to keep doing that.

If anyone has any leads on a narrative and/or tech design position I'd be happy to take a look.
— Robert Bailey (@thrownerror) May 12, 2023

I'm sad to say I was laid off from The Molasses Flood. I'm starting to look for new opportunities now. If you know of a friendly and fun studio that is working on a stylized game and needs an environment artist, please let me know!https://t.co/WG9fyS3hBV https://t.co/PQ9eJBRLa5
— Eleanore Falck (looking for work) 🍰💖🌱 (@EleanoreFalck) May 12, 2023

CD Projekt RED has a number of The Witcher games in the pipeline outside of Project Sirius, including a brand new instalment in the series that is still a few years off. Beyond that, it’s also working on a full remake of The Witcher powered by Unreal Engine 5, which is scheduled to arrive after The Witcher 4.

[Source – Gaming Bolt]