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Eidos-Montréal Lays Off 124 Staff as Longtime Studio Head Departs

The move signals continued retrenchment at the Embracer-owned developer.

Overview

  • Eidos-Montréal said Monday it eliminated 124 jobs across production and support and confirmed the departure of studio head David Anfossi after 19 years.
  • The company cited changing project needs and said a leadership transition plan is underway, but it did not disclose severance terms or name a successor.
  • This is the third straight year of cuts at the studio, following 97 layoffs in 2024 and 75 in 2025 for an estimated total of about 296 roles.
  • The developer has not shipped a new original game since Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy in 2021 and has lately worked as a co-developer on Xbox’s Fable and Grounded 2.
  • Reporting has tied the downsizing to canceled or stalled projects, including a 2024 Deus Ex cancellation and a fresh claim that a long-running original game was recently scrapped.