{"id":581574,"date":"2026-08-03T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/581574\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:19:23","slug":"last-sentinel-developer-lightspeed-la-conducts-layoffs-80-roles-reportedly-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/581574\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs, 80 roles reportedly cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has undergone layoffs as it “shifts the creative and development direction” of its debut title, Last Sentinel.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg<\/a> reports that 80 employees were let go.<\/p>\n

“Because of this shift, some roles at the studio will be affected,” the developer stated<\/a>, adding that it “remains open and continues to build games.”<\/p>\n

“We are treating affected team members with compassion and respect, offering comprehensive support and where possible the opportunity to transfer internally.<\/p>\n

“Lightspeed’s long-term commitment to North America remains unchanged. North America is a cornerstone of our global gaming strategy, and we will continue to invest in local talent, creative expertise and development across the region.”<\/p>\n

Based in Irvine, California, Lightspeed LA launched in 2020 under the leadership of industry veteran Steve Martin. It is the US-based subsidiary of Shenzhen’s Lightspeed Studios.<\/p>\n

Last Sentinel was announced at The Game Awards in 2023<\/a> and has reportedly been in production for six years.<\/p>\n

Sources told Bloomberg the game has been “delayed several times and had a budget in the hundreds of millions of dollars.”<\/p>\n

The publication reported that the layoffs resulted from Tencent allegedly deciding “not to move forward with the project.”<\/p>\n

However, in a statement to IGN<\/a>, Lightspeed LA said it would provide development updates for the game “when ready,” and clarified that it “hadn’t announced a release date at this time.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has undergone layoffs as it “shifts the creative and development direction” of its debut title,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":581575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":["post-581574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}