{"id":2486178,"date":"2026-07-03T07:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2486178"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:34:56","slug":"thick-as-thieves-dev-otherside-entertainment-impacted-by-further-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/thick-as-thieves-dev-otherside-entertainment-impacted-by-further-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Thick as Thieves dev OtherSide Entertainment impacted by further layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>OtherSide Entertainment has implemented another round of layoffs, impacting 18 employees on its Thick as Thieves team.<\/p>\n<p>The Boston-based developer told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/otherside-entertainment-lays-off-18-from-thick-as-thieves-team\"> Game Developer<\/a> &#8220;it has become clear that the continuation of the studio in its current shape is no longer a commercially viable path.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This occurred &#8220;despite the encouraging response to the launch of Thick as Thieves&#8217; introductory campaign&#8221; after its May release.<\/p>\n<p>The game was published by Aonic Group&#8217;s Megabit, following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/why-aonic-group-has-doubled-down-on-backing-mid-tier-developers\"> Aonic&#8217;s acquisition of OtherSide in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The studio added: &#8220;We are deeply grateful to the team for their superb work and regret this outcome, having pursued every alternative to find a preferable solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fewer than ten employees remain at the studio, focusing on performance maintenance for Thick as Thieves.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson added that there are &#8220;currently no plans for the studio to work on any future games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/otherside-entertainment-cuts-17-jobs-after-argos-cancellation\"> 17 employees were laid off<\/a> when OtherSide cancelled its in-development project codenamed Argos.<\/p>\n<p>The developer cited a &#8220;brutally challenging&#8221; industry, rendering Argos &#8220;unviable for now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>OtherSide Entertainment was founded in 2014 by Paul Neurath.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Tencent acquired the rights to its System Shock IP, after which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/system-shock-3-development-staff-reportedly-no-longer-with-the-studio\">a round of layoffs occurred<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gamesindustry.biz \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OtherSide Entertainment has implemented another round of layoffs, impacting 18 employees on its Thick as Thieves team. 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