{"id":2184554,"date":"2026-10-07T22:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184554"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T19:52:02","slug":"bit-reactor-ceo-welcomes-return-of-some-furloughed-staff-for-continued-support-of-star-wars-zero-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184554","title":{"rendered":"Bit Reactor CEO Welcomes Return of Some Furloughed Staff for ‘Continued Support’ of Star Wars Zero Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bit Reactor, the developer of Star Wars Zero Company, has begun returning some of its staff to the team after furloughing an estimated 80% of employees just before the game\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

Bit Reactor\u2019s CEO Greg Foertsch revealed the news in a public post on October 7, where he explained that the furloughs were necessary to \u201chelp us eventually bring as many people back as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foertsh said that bringing these staff members back to Bit Reactor was an \u201cimportant step forward\u201d in the studio\u2019s \u201ccontinued support for Zero Company,\u201d and that the team looks forward to sharing more updates about the game \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHaving 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,\u201d Foertsh wrote. \u201c…This team means a tremendous amount to me, and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together. Thank you to our fans for the incredible response to the game and for supporting us along this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources with information about the situation told GameFile<\/u><\/a> that the number of Bit Reactor\u2019s payrolled staff now account for \u201cmore than half of what it had been ahead of the furloughs,\u201d meaning that there is still a sizeable chunk of furloughed staff who aren\u2019t getting paid.<\/p>\n

Star Wars Zero Company<\/u><\/a> launched in August 2026 to rave reviews, getting a sparkling nine out of 10<\/u><\/a> from our reviewers here at IGN who praised it for being an \u201cexcellent tactical game that does a fantastic job of slathering on the same cinematic look and feel we saw in Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi games, incorporating strong characters and a storyline that’s refreshingly centered on non-Force users and a non-traditional villain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite its success, much of Bit Reactor\u2019s staff were placed on leave without pay<\/u><\/a> just before Zero Company launched, with reports indicating around 80% of employees were affected. This has become a recurring trend within the game development industry, to the point where Gears of War: E-Day developers were overcome with worry<\/u><\/a> that they would get laid off after \u201ccrunching hard\u201d to get the game out on time.<\/p>\n

This is the latest news to get revealed about Zero Company after GameFile uncovered legal documents revealing that the game was initially pitched as a title within the Titanfall universe<\/a>, with specific connections to Apex Legends<\/a>. While this pitch ultimately didn\u2019t go through, it\u2019s certainly intriguing enough to make us wonder what such a game would have looked like, had it actually been made.<\/p>\n

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