Metroid Dread Developer MercurySteam Announces Layoffs

MercurySteam says it is reducing staff, confirming layoffs in a LinkedIn post.

The Spanish studio did not share how many jobs are affected or why the cuts are happening.

The company is set to release a game on Steam in two days, raising questions about the timing.

The layoffs add to a broader wave of job cuts across the games industry and could pressure the studio’s future stability.