SuperGaming Steps in To Hire Former Black March Studios Employees After Recent Layoffs

SuperGaming, the Pune-based Indian game development studio behind the has stepped in to hire former Black March Studios employees. The studio hired the due to poor sales of the recently released Black March Studios game called . Following the layoffs, a few of them turned to LinkedIn to share the news and express their interest in new opportunities.

So far, according to our research on LinkedIn, SuperGaming has hired at least two former Black March Studios employees. It is more than likely that they may contribute to Indus, which is set to release both on PC and consoles. Indian game studio extends a helping hand to laid-off employees The video game development industry is known for its close-knit global community where developers often switch between studios.

Unfortunately, layoffs are common, and finding new opportunities can be a challenge, especially in a slowing economy. IGN India believes that Indian game development studios being this attentive and open to offering opportunities is a positive sign. It is a win-win situation as studios can bring talented individuals to their projects while giving recently laid off developers another employment opportunity.

This is different from the practice of poaching, which is frowned upon. Poaching involves one company trying to hire an employee who is currently committed to a project at their current company. Here, it’s different because Black March Studios had already let go of these employees, and SuperGaming hired them afterward.

IGN India contacted SuperGaming for its comments on the development, and a spokesperson from the company confirmed that the studio has, in fact, hired former employees from Black March Studios. Here’s the official statement from SuperGaming on this matter: “We can confirm that we have hired one-third of the impacted staff at Black March Studios. In line with our objective of building India’s gaming revolution through Indus and Battle Stars, we believe that the addition of experienced hands can only make our games and the industry better.

” While SuperGaming did not mention the exact number of hires, our sources outlined that the number hovers around 9-10 employees. Layoffs in video game industry are a global issue Layoffs have become a recurring problem in the gaming industry in recent times. Major players like Naughty Dog (The Last of Us), Blizzard (Hearthstone), Ascendant Studios (Immortals of Aveum), Striking Distance Studios (The Callisto Protocol), Epic Games (Fortnite), and Ubisoft are among the studios that have recently laid off their employees.

In the case of Ascendant Studios and Striking Distance Studios, the layoffs were a direct result of the and . This demonstrates that even projects with substantial funding and support from companies like EA and Krafton can be susceptible to layoffs. Therefore, it’s not surprising that Black March Studios had to let go of their employees when Crimson Tactics didn’t meet its expectations.

The studio had . Following the layoffs at the studio, Arunabh Hazarika, the game director of Crimson Tactics, told IGN India that these on July 25. Hazarika further explained that Black March Studios, being a bootstrapped startup, had to make the tough decision of laying off employees to secure the remaining jobs within the studio.

Crimson Tactics: The Rise of The White Banner is a turn-based tactical RPG game set in a fantasy medieval world. The game includes grid-based maps, rich lore, diverse characters, skills, abilities, and a comprehensive set of Class Systems, offering players a range of unique playstyles. .