Sources: Disco Elysium dev ZA/UM to lay off around a quarter of its staff, cancels new game

Update (Feb. 19, 2024): Though ZA/UM has not responded to our request for a statement about the events, it has shared one with other outlets such as VG247, confirming the contents of our report: “As with all studios, we adapt the size of our team to the work underway, growing when we start a new project and shrinking if one is cancelled. It is always hard to lose talented colleagues, and we thank those leaving for their many contributions to ZA/UM.” Update (Feb. 16, 2024): Following our report about the layoffs at ZA/UM, some of those affected have decided to speak to us about the situation on the record, among them the last Disco Elysium writer, Argo Tuulik. Original (Feb. 15, 2024): Around 24 employees are at risk of redundancy at Disco Elysium maker ZA/UM, according to GLHF sources close to the matter. This is roughly a quarter of the company’s current total workforce. These cuts go hand in hand with the cancellation of a project codenamed X7, which we’ve been told was a standalone expansion for Disco Ely