One of the projects recently canceled by developer People Can Fly was Outriders 2, according to fresh reports.
The Polish studio best known for Outriders and Gears of War Judgment confirmed even more jobs were at risk at the beginning of June when it canceled two projects: Project Gemini and Project Bifrost.
While the statement issued by CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski at the time did not specify which publishers were involved with the canceled projects, PCF’s own website confirmed Gemini was partnered with Square Enix, and Bifrost was a self-published project.
The cancelations led to the restructuring of internal teams and followed the April cancellation of Project Dagger, an action-adventure game originally set to co-developed and published with Take-Two Interactive before it pulled out in September 2022.
Now, a report from Thumb Wars corroborated by Insider Gaming claimed Project Gemini was, indeed, an Outriders sequel. The game was reportedly in the midst of recording motion capture when the project was canceled.
Square Enix declined to comment when contacted by IGN. People Can Fly had yet to reply.
The company similarly “scaled down” development when it laid off 120 workers at the end of last year. It is currently working with PUBG maker Krafton and Sony on Project Echo and Delta, respectively, and Microsoft on Gears of War: E-Day.
IGN’s Outriders review returned a 7/10. We said: “Outriders’ blend of wickedly fun sci-fi shooting and looting is well worth enduring its lackluster story and rough edges.” PCF’s most recent release is Bullestorm VR, an updated version of the classic shooter for Meta Quest and PSVR 2.
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