Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor lays off staff

Bit Reactor has laid off an unspecified number of staff at its Maryland game studio.

Several developers said on LinkedIn that 6 November was their last day, including people from the art, user interface and quality assurance teams.

The cuts come a month after the studio began bringing furloughed staff back to work.

Bit Reactor had furloughed many workers before releasing Star Wars: Zero Company on 27 August, and it is unclear whether any returning staff were among those laid off.

The turn-based tactics game, published by Electronic Arts, received favourable reviews and is estimated to have sold 1.2 million copies.

Its sales show that the game found an audience, but the studio has not said how many jobs were cut or explained the reason for the layoffs.

Bit Reactor and EA have been asked to comment, and no further response is included.