The Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Team's Next BIG Project Coming 2026

The industry has seen many studio employees affected by layoffs, with Eidos Montreal. being the latest to experience another round of layoffs. Employees have taken to social media to let others know they are once again looking for work.

Although just last week we heard about employees being laid off at Eidos Montreal, with more to follow, one insider says the next round of layoffs will be due to the completion of the team's next big project.

Tom Henderson mentioned on their Insider Gaming podcast that these layoffs are not directly related to the cancellation of the rumored Legacy of Kain game, which was in production, nor the cancellation of what should have been a new Deus Ex project (heartbreaking).

The previous round of layoffs was due to Eidos Montreal preparing to launch their next major project, with development winding down as the game moves into production.

“They are working internally on quite a big project. I'm not going to mention the name of it, but basically, this big project is an open world action adventure third-person game which is being created by the same team that did Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and it's been in development since 2019. It's gone through quite a lot of changes. That game has been in development for six years, and internally it's called P11. ”

Henderson continued” The layoffs are related to that project in particular because they are starting to ramp down the headcount now. Conceptualization and all of the systems and all that kind of stuff has been complete and they're gearing up for beta and that game is scheduled to release next year. So that's whittling down the headcount of that particular project.”

Unfortunately, this is often the case in game development and the industry in general. Studios ramp up staff to help with development, only to lay off those who joined when the project reaches its final stages before heading into production. This isn’t always the case, some studios keep employees to help build the next project lined up - but more often than not, it ends as it has at Eidos Montreal, with employees being laid off.

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