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Reflector Entertainment Cancels Game, Announces Layoffs Amid Struggles

1/22/2025

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Reflector Entertainment Restructures

Reflector Entertainment faces a tough reality as it cancels an in-development project and announces layoffs following the disappointing launch of its debut game, Unknown 9: Awakening. CEO Herve Hoerdt revealed that the game fell short of expectations, prompting a strategic pivot towards a single project centered on a successful Bandai Namco IP, which is currently thriving.

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Reflector Entertainment Restructures

Reflector Entertainment faces a tough reality as it cancels an in-development project and announces layoffs following the disappointing launch of its debut game, Unknown 9: Awakening. CEO Herve Hoerdt revealed that the game fell short of expectations, prompting a strategic pivot towards a single project centered on a successful Bandai Namco IP, which is currently thriving.

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