STJV Strikes Quantic Dream Over 115 Layoffs as Lucasfilm Reviews Star Wars Eclipse
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Updated · bespinbulletin.com · Jun 27
STJV Strikes Quantic Dream Over 115 Layoffs as Lucasfilm Reviews Star Wars Eclipse
3 articles · Updated · bespinbulletin.com · Jun 27
Summary
June 25 protests at Quantic Dream’s Paris office targeted plans to cut all 115 Spellcasters Chronicles staff, a quarter of the site’s headcount, even as employees say Star Wars Eclipse is badly understaffed.
Lucasfilm Games staff visited the studio the same week to check Eclipse’s progress after reports that development has slowed sharply since late 2025 amid mismanagement, weak staffing and what workers called a lack of vision.
Developers told Gamekult the 115 workers should be retrained onto Eclipse rather than dismissed, arguing the game “literally cannot be finished” under the current redundancy plan and that a month of idle staff has already cost production time.
Quantic Dream has already halted Spellcasters Chronicles, and employees say overtime on Eclipse began soon after the layoff plan surfaced, deepening tensions over management decisions and possible content cuts.
Workers blame studio leadership more than the rank-and-file team for Eclipse’s delays, warning the project’s troubles could threaten Quantic Dream itself if staffing and oversight do not improve.