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Crysis 4 ‘On Hold’ as Developer Crytek Announces Layoffs Affecting Up to 60 Staff

Author : Benjamin Update:Mar 17,2025

Crytek, the renowned game developer behind the Crysis series and Hunt: Showdown, has announced a difficult decision: layoffs affecting approximately 15% of its 400-person workforce, totaling around 60 employees. This restructuring, announced via a tweet and statement from founder Avni Yerli, cites challenging market conditions as the primary reason.

While Hunt: Showdown continues to grow, the company acknowledges that its current operational model isn't financially sustainable. Despite previous cost-cutting measures, including pausing development on Crysis 4 in Q3 2024 and shifting resources to Hunt: Showdown, layoffs were deemed unavoidable. Affected employees will receive severance packages and career assistance.

Yerli's full statement emphasizes Crytek's commitment to the future, highlighting Hunt: Showdown's continued success and the ongoing development of its CRYENGINE. The statement also underscores the difficult nature of the decision and expresses appreciation for the departing employees' contributions.

The news follows previous reports of a canceled Crysis battle royale project, codenamed Crysis Next, which was scrapped in favor of Crysis 4. Crysis 4's announcement in January 2022 generated significant excitement among fans of the critically acclaimed first-person shooter series, known for its stunning visuals, innovative nanosuit abilities, and demanding system requirements—a legacy cemented by the enduring meme, "But can it run Crysis?" However, with the Crysis 4 project currently on hold, fans will have to wait longer for the next installment in the franchise. The last mainline Crysis title, Crysis 3, was released in February 2013, though remasters of earlier games have been released in recent years.

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