Disco Elysium News

Disco Elysium studio laying off nearly 25% of its staff⁠—including the final remaining writer from the original game's credits

ccording to a pair of reports from GLHF, Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM has canceled a standalone expansion to Disco Elysium codenamed X7 and is laying off 24 workers, including Argo Tuulik, the last remaining employee at ZA/UM credited as a writer on the original Disco Elysium. ZA/UM subsequently confirmed the layoffs and project cancellation in a statement to PC Gamer...
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UPDATE: Disco Elysium is never getting a sequel or spin-off, says final original writer to be laid off at ZA/UM

The original story follows:

The last writer who worked on the original Disco Elysium to be laid off by ZA/UM has said that he believes that it “will forever stay a one-game studio”, amid layoffs that are reportedly coming as part of the cancellation of an expansion for the game.

It’s been a turbulent time for those working at the studio that released the very unique and interesting detective game back in 2019, as a documentary released by People Make Games in May last year explored.

A standalone expansion for Disco Elysium, codenamed X7, has reportedly been cancelled and a quarter of developers at developers ZA/UM are at risk of redundancy. Around 24 employees are said to be affected, according to "sources close to the matter" who spoke to Sports Illustrated's video games site.

Студия Cool-Games, известная по неофициальному переводу Fallout: New Vegas и Vampyr, займётся дубляжом Disco Elysium для ПК. Анонс сопровождался публикацией ролика, в котором энтузиасты продемонстрировали голоса актёров.

This hyper-detailed recreation of Disco Elysium's opening scene makes a terrible hangover look like a terrific idea

Disco Elysium begins with the mother of all hangovers. The game's protagonist has drunk himself to oblivion on a three-day bender before sleeping it off, and events begin as he blearily re-joins the world in a small, dishevelled hotel room. If you're anything like me, chances are the character didn't even make it out of there alive the first time through...
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