Developer Ascendant Studios recently announced that it is laying off 45 percent of its employees following the release of Immortals of Aveum. The announcement came from an official statement on X from Studio CEO Bret Robbins who claims that the decision “was a painfully difficult, but necessary decision that was not made lightly; nevertheless, we have to make this adjustment now that Immortals of Aveum has shipped.” A specific reason and number for the layoffs was not revealed. Immortals of Aveum launched on August 22 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and the EA App. In the game players play as Jak, “an unexpected Triarch Magnus who is thrust into the midst of the Everwar. It’s up to Jak and the elite battlemages of the Order of the Immortals to protect magic and stop the tyrant, Sandrakk, from plunging Aveum into oblivion.”
— Bret Robbins (@BretRobbins) September 14, 2023
The game’s details via the publisher:
Immortals of Aveum is a single-player first-person magic shooter that tells the story of Jak as he joins an elite order of battlemages to save a world on the edge of abyss.
With legions of soldiers on both sides of the Everwar, he must uncover the mysteries of Aveum’s troubled past, if there’s any hope for saving its future.
Master three forces of magic and unleash spells with deadly skill in a game that defies first-person shooter conventions.
Key Features
Be The Battlemage – Join the order of Immortals, the champion protectors of Lucium, and become Jak, an elite Triarch Magnus.
Master Your Magic – Fast, fluid, first person spell-based combat that’s easy to learn and satisfying to master, where players are rewarded for clever chained attacks and well-timed counters.
Unleash Your Arsenal of Spells – Unlock and upgrade more than 25 spells and 80 talents. Discover, upgrade and craft hundreds of pieces of magical gear to synergize your playstyle across all three forces of magic.
Save a World on the Edge of Abyss – Jak and Lucium’s elite Immortals must race to uncover the mysteries of Aveum’s past, if there’s any hope of saving its future.
Immortals of Aveum is developed by Ascendant Studios, an independent AAA team led by Bret Robbins, creative director of Dead Space and Call of Duty, and published by EA Originals.
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