It appears that three members Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM Has “unconsciously” left the company.
This is from a recent Medium post by Martin Luiga, co-founder and secretary of the ZA/UM Cultural Association. As a note: This post has announced the dissolution of the ZA/UM Cultural Association. This association is an art group and is not directly responsible for the development of the game, as the ZA/UM company still exists. In the post, Luiga also revealed that ZA/UM Studio founder and Disco Elysium designer Robert Kurvitz, writer Helen Hindpere and art director Aleksander Rostov have not worked at the company “since late last year.”
Rostov later confirmed the news on his personal Twitter account writing, “We confirmed that we are no longer in the studio,” on behalf of himself, Kurvitz and Hindpere. In the post, Luiga noted that “they left the company involuntarily,” although the post didn’t elaborate on why.
Commenting on his Medium post, Luiga, who also serves as an editor for Disco Elysium, in part suggested that the departure of the three team members was the investor’s fault, and made There is a similar meaning on Twitter.
In a statement provided to Eurogamer, a Studio ZA/UM spokesperson issued a statement on the situation, saying “Like any video game, the development of Disco Elysium was and is a collective effort. , where each team member’s contribution is essential and seen as part of a larger whole.
“At this time, we have no further comment other than the ZA/UM creative team’s focus remains on the development of our next project, and we’re excited to share more about this with you soon.”
sounds like a Disco Elysium Sequel It’s also in development, although it’s unclear how far it might go. ZA/UM has been hiring recently, but it’s also unclear if this is related to the departure.
