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Tequila Works, the studio behind Rime and Song Of Nunu, has filed for insolvencyEmployees expected to continue working for some reason
Employees expected to continue working for some reason
Image credit:Tequila Works
Image credit:Tequila Works
Original article:The studio behind sunny third-person adventureRimehas filed for insolvency, with the heads of the studio quitting their roles. Tequila Works had their funding from Tencent pulled at some point, according to Eurogamer Spain, leaving the company without an important flow of cash. Which may explain why theycancelled a game last monthand laid off some of their workers. It now looks like that was just the first sign of a more serious problem which has sadly resulted in the dissolution of the studio.
Founders Raúl Rubio and Luz Sancho have left their positions at the company following the insolvency filing, leaving it in the hands of former Chief Operating Officer Térence Mosca, who is now acting as general manager. Mosca says the insolvency is the result of “prolonged market conditions”.
“Since its founding in 2009, Tequila Works' game-development philosophy has always focused on ‘creating things with gusto’,” he said ina statement to Gameindustry.biz. “We are doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams during this difficult time.”
But remaining workers are still expected to “fulfil their responsibilities” according tosources Eurogamer.es spoke to(translated via Google). I’m not sure what responsibilities really matter under these conditions, especially when the studio concedes they may not be in a position to pay the salaries of those workers. But that’s the line management seem to be putting out.
