Overview
- California’s official WARN list records Intrepid Studios as a permanent closure affecting 123 employees on January 31.
- Former communications director Margaret Krohn outlines a timeline from planned cuts of 100 developers to the entire staff being told they were laid off two days later.
- Krohn alleges staff did not receive final paychecks, WARN Act pay, PTO payouts, or other compensation owed.
- Founder Steven Sharif says he resigned after control shifted away from him and the board directed actions he could not support.
- Ashes of Creation was pulled from sale on Steam as players report receiving refunds, while former staff pursue legal claims and plan a job fair with uncertainty over who is operating the game’s servers.