Disco Elysium Dev ZA/UM Announces Layoffs Affecting Up to 32 Staff

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href=\"https://www.ign.com/games/disco-elysium\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eDisco Elysium\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/a\u003e developer ZA/UM has announced layoffs affecting up to 32 staff just two months after launching \u003ca href=\"https://www.ign.com/games/zero-parades-for-dead-spies\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eZero Parades: For Dead Spies\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003csection data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe UK-based studio published a statement regarding the changes on its X/Twitter account. It says that, despite releasing its latest game in May to \u0026quot;critical acclaim, its commercial performance has not enabled us to sustain a studio of our current size.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;We have served redundancy or at-risk notices impacting up to 32 of our colleagues across all departments at ZA/UM Studio,\u0026quot; the message said. \u0026quot;Their work has made a lasting difference and left its mark on Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, and the studio as a whole.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://t.co/h1JqIYywR5\"\u003epic.twitter.com/h1JqIYywR5\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; ZA/UM Studio (@studiozaum) \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/studiozaum/status/2078161818841718974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eJuly 17, 2026\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eZA/UM said it will continue to \u0026quot;consult and work with\u0026quot; members of its Workers\u0026#39; Alliance union throughout the \u0026quot;difficult process.\u0026quot; The message added that the layoffs will change \u0026quot;the shape of ZA/UM, but not its purpose.\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Our artistic standards remain unchanged: we will persist,\u0026quot; it continued. \u0026quot;To anyone currently hiring, please consider the colleagues leaving ZA/UM.\u003c/p\

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