--- title: Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs,... description: Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has laid off approximately 80 employees amid a shift in the creative and development direction of its debut title, Last Sentinel.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/last-sentinel-developer-lightspeed-la-conducts-layoffs-80-roles-reportedly-cut-bpuximkpi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs, 80 roles reportedly cut | daily.dev og:description: Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has laid off approximately 80 employees amid a shift in the creative and development direction of its debut title, Last Sentinel.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/last-sentinel-developer-lightspeed-la-conducts-layoffs-80-roles-reportedly-cut-bpuximkpi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BPUXiMkPI.png og:image:alt: Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs, 80 roles reportedly cut 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. # Last Sentinel developer Lightspeed LA conducts layoffs, 80 roles reportedly cut **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has laid off approximately 80 employees amid a shift in the creative and development direction of its debut title, Last Sentinel. Bloomberg reports the game has been delayed multiple times with a budget in the hundreds of millions, and Tencent may have decided not to move forward with the project. The studio maintains its North American presence remains intact and that the game is still in development, promising updates when ready. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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