The hard truth about the game development industry is that sometimes even a success can lead to a loss. You can make a good game, and it can sell well, but if it doesn’t meet certain expectations, then the fallout will still come. This is what is happening with the team behind Sniper Ghost Warrior 3. The game was met with not-so-positive reviews upon release, and then, sales were slow to come. And yet, despite all of that, they have officially sold 1 million units. However, it’s not enough to keep everyone.
CI Games Chief Executive Officer Marek Tyminksi released a statement giving clarity to the situation, starting off with the technical success of the title:
“Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 was the biggest title we’ve ever developed and published, and despite a middling media reception upon release, we have continued to work hard to improve the game, and have managed to come out relatively successful with this title.”
However, he later noted that because of certain issues with the development and sales of the title, the studio is going to have to downsize.
“The decision to downsize the studio was the toughest decision I have taken over the past years—it is never easy to let go of friends and colleagues with whom we’ve worked for years-however I truly believe that it was the best way to move forward. Quality is not only extremely important to our upcoming tactical shooter, but it is important to every game we will bring to the market. The difficulties we faced during the development and launch of Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 were major lessons for us.”
Again, this is something that is standard for the video game industry in many ways. We hope that CI Games gets back on their feet and are able to keep making games.
