--- title: 32 workers at ZA/UM laid off following release of Zero... description: ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium, has laid off 32 employees across all departments following the poor commercial performance of its latest game, Zero... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/32-workers-at-za-um-laid-off-following-release-of-zero-parades-for-dead-spies-spcieiizq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 32 workers at ZA/UM laid off following release of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies | daily.dev og:description: ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium, has laid off 32 employees across all departments following the poor commercial performance of its latest game, Zero... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/32-workers-at-za-um-laid-off-following-release-of-zero-parades-for-dead-spies-spcieiizq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SpcIEIIzQ.png og:image:alt: 32 workers at ZA/UM laid off following release of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 32 workers at ZA/UM laid off following release of Zero Parades: For Dead Spies **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium, has laid off 32 employees across all departments following the poor commercial performance of its latest game, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies. The studio stated the game's sales have not allowed it to sustain its current size, though it insists its artistic mission continues. The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance, a union formed last year under the IWGB, was consulted during the redundancy process. This follows a previous round of layoffs in 2024 that affected approximately 20 employees after the cancellation of three projects including a Disco Elysium sequel and expansion. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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