--- title: Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh... description: CD Projekt Red's Witcher multiplayer spin-off, internally called Project Sirius, has been hit by another round of layoffs, with nine team members let go and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/witcher-multiplayer-spin-off-project-sirius-hit-by-fresh-layoffs-ap6nk1zh2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs | daily.dev og:description: CD Projekt Red's Witcher multiplayer spin-off, internally called Project Sirius, has been hit by another round of layoffs, with nine team members let go and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/witcher-multiplayer-spin-off-project-sirius-hit-by-fresh-layoffs-ap6nk1zh2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Ap6Nk1zH2.png og:image:alt: Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs 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. # Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary CD Projekt Red's Witcher multiplayer spin-off, internally called Project Sirius, has been hit by another round of layoffs, with nine team members let go and nine more reassigned to other projects as the studio shifts development strategy. The game was originally announced in 2022 as a co-op and single-player title from The Molasses Flood, a Boston studio CDPR acquired in 2021 and fully absorbed in April 2025. This follows a 2023 rescoping that came with 29 layoffs. The news arrives alongside Supermassive Games announcing its own third round of layoffs, potentially affecting up to 75 positions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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