If we talk to you Nunu’s songof Dead lightof Sexy Brutalof A cult and of course, RhymeYou already know who we’re talking about. It is about Tequila worksone of the reference studies of the video game industry in Europe and which is going through a particularly delicate period that could ruin all the efforts made over the last 15 years.
It is clear that there is a serious problem within the video game industry. And there are surely many culprits and they can share this responsibility among all, but there is no doubt that what shines in the background is a profound transformation of the phenomenon. game everywhere on the planet. Gaming is no longer about having a console, nor is it about doing it with a single video game that only comes out once and isn’t updated with more content. Everything has changed.
That all It’s basically about the industry moving towards subscription models, or games as a service that just let us play, and then micropayments come later. Hundreds. Games as a service, social games, mobile games… everything except the old tradition that some of us love so much, which is to buy something in a store and try it at home as soon as possible. And in this space, some companies have lost their relevance and options to survive.
Rime and Song of Nunu, in danger by Tequila Works
The fact is that in the last few hours we have learned that Tequila works has requested bankruptcy proceedings, which is nothing other than the search for a way out of the economic problems they are experiencing and which led to numerous layoffs a few months ago. This legal formula allows those who request it to structure their debts and conclude agreements with creditors to first and foremost seek the possible viability of the project.
So on this side, Tequila works It is playing its most important game, that of survival, even if it turned a few years ago to external investors, such as Tencent, to lighten its accounts a little and give continuity to certain current projects which were not finished. work for many reasons. Col.For example, an exclusivity for Stadiums (if you still have the controller, enjoy) came to nothing when Google decided to shut everything down and even launching later on other machines didn’t lessen its disaster.
All that remains is to wait, because the Spanish industry is not ready to lose one of its most important studios, the one that has achieved the most production and the best international projection. But the overall situation in the sector, with layoffs everywhere you look, does not bode well for the hope that Madrilenians will be able to survive such a continuing blow.
They will continue to support their teams
In the press release published by Tequila worksits leader has just recalled that “we are proud of what we [el equipo] was achieved as a whole, but the prolonged market conditions left no other path than to declare bankruptcy, which led its founders to resign and appoint a new general manager who will be responsible for steering this process. “We are doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams during this difficult time,” they added.
