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Bit Reactor, developer of Star Wars Zero Company, placed the majority of its staff on unpaid furlough just as the tactics game launched to strong reviews and Steam bestseller placement, IGN reports via Game File. Reporting suggests on the order of 80% of the studio is on leave, with a skeleton crew left for post-launch bugs.
The contrast is brutal: players celebrate a surprise hit while the people who shipped it lose pay. Separate legal noise around studio leadership is headed toward a 2027 trial, but the immediate industry story is labor fragility in licensed AAA-adjacent work — success on the store page does not automatically mean a stable payroll.