Name of Obligation veteran Michael Condrey has reportedly been fired as the pinnacle of 2K Video games studio thirty first Union after its debut challenge, free-to-play hero shooter Undertaking Ethos, recieved a muted reponse on its reveal towards the top of final yr.
Condrey, who co-founded Name of Obligation developer Sledgehammer Video games, was confirmed to be main 2K’s thirty first Union in 2019. A yr later, Condrey teased the studio was engaged on an “formidable and impressed new IP” – but it surely wasn’t till final October that the sport, now generally known as Undertaking Ethos, was lastly revealed.
Undertaking Ethos was formally described as a free-to-play “roguelike hero shooter”, and featured a vibrant artwork fashion paying homage to Blizzard’s Overwatch. Sadly, its unveiling got here simply months after shopper apathy led to the fast demise of PlayStation’s Harmony – and it seems there wasn’t a lot enthusiasm for Undertaking Ethos both.
In a new report by Kotaku, sources declare Undertaking Ethos – which is claimed to have confronted a “difficult and rocky improvement cycle” underneath Condrey – was revealed to “little fanfare or obvious participant curiosity”. That seemingly sparked a sequence of occasions resulting in Condrey’s reported firing as thirty first Union’s studio head earlier this week.
In a press release offered to Kotaku, 2K confirmed Condrey’s departure as thirty first Union president, saying he can be “transitioning his function within the quick time period to deal with advising on the way forward for Undertaking Ethos”. The writer additionally insisted it stays “very dedicated to the ahead path for Undertaking Ethos and the individuals and tradition of the thirty first Union studio.”
“We’re grateful to Michael Condrey,” it added, “for the dedication, ardour and work ethic it took to construct an unbelievable crew and form the imaginative and prescient of thirty first Union.”
2K, after all, has packed slate of main releases over the following 12 months, with Civilization 7, Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Previous Nation, BioShock creator Ken Levine’s Judas, and Rockstar Video games behemoth Grand Theft Auto 6 all on the way in which.
