Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate says layoffs are necessary to ensure it 'can continue to operate
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
developer Airship Syndicate has confirmed the layoffs [[link]] of 12 employees, originally reported by of Polygon, as part of an effort to keep the studio open and operating. In an unusual twist, Airship Syndicate said company president Ryan Stefanelli and CEO Joe Madureira are also taking pay cuts.
"I can confirm that today we had to part ways with 12 of our coworkers," an Airship Syndicate rep said in a statement provided to PC Gamer. "This decision was made to ensure that Airship Syndicate can continue to operate and deliver great experiences. In addition to reducing staff, Ryan Stefanelli, President, and Joe Madureira, CEO, will be reducing their pay while we work to secure our future plans."
The rep added that there are currently 80 people "working full-time on Wayfinder."
Wayfinder looked very promising when we checked out an in 2023, but the launch several months later did not go well, primarily due to that caused extended wait times for people who jumped into the early access launch. The result is a "mixed" user rating on , where just 47% of user reviews are currently positive. Less than three months after Wayfinder launched, publisher Digital [[link]] Extremes pulled the
plug on its publishing division and handed "" of the game back to Airship Syndicate.
Despite the cuts, the Airship Syndicate rep said that "this is not the end for Wayfinder," and that more information about the game's future will be revealed soon.
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