{"id":2184252,"date":"2026-10-07T19:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184252"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:24:25","slug":"star-wars-zero-company-studio-is-bringing-as-many-people-back-as-possible-after-furloughing-most-of-its-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184252","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing &#8220;as many people back as possible&#8221; after furloughing &#8220;most&#8221; of its developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/star-wars-zero-company\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Star Wars: Zero Company<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing &#8220;as many people back as possible&#8221; after furloughing &#8220;most&#8221; of its developers<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch calls it an &#8220;important step forward&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/star-wars-zero-company.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Star Wars: Zero Company artwork showing five unnamed characters including a Jedi, Mandalorian, and Clone trooper.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"star-wars-zero-company.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bit Reactor\/Respawn Entertainment\/EA<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kaan Serin avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1633424287.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"216\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Kaan Serin avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1633424287.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"216\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/kaan-serin\">Kaan Serin<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-07T19:24:25+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 7, 2026, 7:24 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6d773748-1b9b-4b19-b0d0-bfc53bb5de74\" data-name=\"Star Wars: Zero Company\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Star Wars: Zero Company\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Star Wars: Zero Company\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Star Wars: Zero Company\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Star Wars: Zero Company\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Star Wars: Zero Company\" title=\"Follow Star Wars: Zero Company\"><br \/>\n  Follow Star Wars: Zero Company<br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n  <a class=\"button outline wide preferred_source_button\" data-component=\"preferred-source-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=eurogamer.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><br \/>\nPrioritise us on Google  <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Star Wars: Zero Company maker Bit Reactor is bringing back developers who were furloughed ahead of launch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This week, we started the process of returning more of our team back to work at Bit Reactor, an important step forward in our continued support for Zero Company,&#8221; studio CEO Greg Foertsch said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bitreactor\/status\/2107878625588523374\">online statement<\/a> from today. &#8220;Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected business developments outside of our control and so close to launch was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that was necessary to help us eventually bring as many people back as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This team means a tremendous amount to me, and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together,&#8221; Foertsch continued. &#8220;Thank you to our fans for the incredible response to the game and for supporting us along this journey. We look forward to sharing more updates regarding Bit Reactor and Zero Company soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before the acclaimed tactics game came out, the studio reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-zero-company-developers-furloughed\">furloughed around 80% of its workforce<\/a>, which means &#8220;most&#8221; staff were sent on a leave of absence without pay or benefits. Bit Reactor seemingly ran out of cash to pay its workers, following a legal battle between co-founders Alison Kelly and Foertsch, who has sole ownership of the company.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bit Reactor doesn&#8217;t specify how many of its developers have returned to work, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/star-wars-zero-company-furloughs-update\">Game File<\/a> recently reported that more than half of the studio&#8217;s overall headcount is back on payroll, citing a course familiar with the situation. A fair number of workers are still left in limbo, then.<\/p>\n<p>Star Wars: Zero Company was a big hit right out of the gate, quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-zero-company-xcom-sales-furloughed-staff\">selling over 1m copies<\/a> and winning over fans by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-zero-company-impressions-toys-movies\">transporting XCOMs best bits to a galaxy far, far away<\/a>. Here&#8217;s hoping the rest of the team can come back soon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Star Wars: Zero Company maker Bit Reactor is bringing back developers who were furloughed ahead of launch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This week, we started the process of returning more of our team back to work at Bit Reactor, an important step forward in our continued support for Zero Company,&#8221; studio CEO Greg Foertsch said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bitreactor\/status\/2107878625588523374\">online statement<\/a> from today. &#8220;Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected business developments outside of our control and so close to launch was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that was necessary to help us eventually bring as many people back as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This team means a tremendous amount to me, and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together,&#8221; Foertsch continued. &#8220;Thank you to our fans for the incredible response to the game and for supporting us along this journey. We look forward to sharing more updates regarding Bit Reactor and Zero Company soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before the acclaimed tactics game came out, the studio reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-zero-company-developers-furloughed\">furloughed around 80% of its workforce<\/a>, which means &#8220;most&#8221; staff were sent on a leave of absence without pay or benefits. Bit Reactor seemingly ran out of cash to pay its workers, following a legal battle between co-founders Alison Kelly and Foertsch, who has sole ownership of the company.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bit Reactor doesn&#8217;t specify how many of its developers have returned to work, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/star-wars-zero-company-furloughs-update\">Game File<\/a> recently reported that more than half of the studio&#8217;s overall headcount is back on payroll, citing a course familiar with the situation. A fair number of workers are still left in limbo, then.<\/p>\n<p>Star Wars: Zero Company was a big hit right out of the gate, quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-zero-company-xcom-sales-furloughed-staff\">selling over 1m copies<\/a> and winning over fans by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-zero-company-impressions-toys-movies\">transporting XCOMs best bits to a galaxy far, far away<\/a>. Here&#8217;s hoping the rest of the team can come back soon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Star Wars: Zero Company Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing &#8220;as many people back as possible&#8221; after furloughing &#8220;most&#8221; of its developers Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch calls it an &#8220;important step forward&#8221; Image credit: Bit Reactor\/Respawn Entertainment\/EA News by Kaan Serin Contributor Published on Oct. 7, 2026, 7:24 p.m. Follow Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-2184252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2184252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2184252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2184252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2184252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}