Overview
- The studio confirmed in mid‑June that it cancelled the in‑development title codenamed Argos and let 17 employees go effective at the end of May.
- OtherSide’s layoffs followed the May 20 release of Thick as Thieves, which was reworked late in development and launched to weak reviews and very low player counts.
- A company spokesperson said Argos “could have been a huge success in normal times” but judged the project commercially unviable given today’s market conditions.
- OtherSide is led by veterans Warren Spector and Paul Neurath and has a recent record of troubled projects, including the poorly received 2018 Underworld Ascendant and an on‑off role with System Shock 3 whose rights are now linked to Tencent.
- Several affected staff have posted on LinkedIn that they are seeking work, and the cancellation highlights commercial pressure on small and mid‑size studios and the unanswered role of partner Aonic Group after their 2023 strategic tie‑up.