Tales of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding

Surgent Studios has put its complete video games division on hiatus because it struggles to safe funding, inserting an unknown variety of employees susceptible to being laid off.

The developer, which additionally operates in TV and movie manufacturing, introduced the information through a statement on social media during which it mentioned it has “sadly needed to put our group on discover for redundancy.”

Surgent Studios was originally unveiled as Silver Rain Studios in 2020, earlier than later rebranding. It was co-founded by Murderer’s Creed Origins and Home of the Dragon actor Abubakar Salim, who drove the imaginative and prescient behind its debut title Tales of Kenzera: Zau.

Regardless of first rate evaluations and the backing of Digital Arts’ EA Originals label, the sport is believed to have struggled commercially, with Surgent Studios laying off “just over a dozen people” again in June – three months after Tales of Kenzera: Zau’s launch.

Because the sport’s launch, the Surgent Studios video games group has been engaged on a brand new prototype for one thing “darker, edgier, and extra visceral” than its earlier sport.

In its assertion, the studio mentioned it’s nonetheless searching for a companion for this mission, whereas additionally promising “a few thrilling updates” for Zau sooner or later.