← All gamesProject Ethos

Project Ethos

7 articles

Project Ethos news

Zelnick: Take-Two still believes its online shooter Project Ethos can be a "massive hit" despite high-profile failures

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the firm is still planning for long-gestating and recently rebooted online shooter Project Ethos to be a "massive hit" despite the escalating challenges of the market, which has seen even genre pioneer Bungie run into difficulties.

GamesIndustry.biz / Jon Hicks
Business

2K Games confirms layoffs at Project Ethos shooter studio and hints at new design direction: 'It's become clear that changes need to be made'

The free-to-play extraction/hero shooter was announced in 2024, but hasn't made much headway since.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk
Business

2K Lays Off Staff at Project Ethos Dev 31st Union

Despite some rather optimistic corporate messaging, 2K's upcoming free-to-play shooter Project Ethos has been hit by layoffs, leaving things looking a little uncertain.

TechRaptor / Joseph Allen
Business

2K makes layoffs at Project Ethos developer 31st Union

The free-to-play shooter is still in the works, despite an undisclosed number of reductions.

Game Developer / Danielle Riendeau
Business

2K lay off staff at Project Ethos while touting "a renewed direction and vision" for their by-the-numbers hero shooter

2K Games are laying off staff at developers 31st Union, as they pursue what the studio boss calls "a renewed direction and vision" for free-to-play multiplayer offering Project Ethos – once a "roguelike hero shooter", now a "skill-based PvP roguelike experience" with some wistful coral architecture.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
Business

2K lays off staff working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos, while hinting at "new direction and focus"

2K has laid off staff at 31st Union, the studio working on free-to-play shooter Project Ethos. The news was announced in an internal memo sent by studio head Ben Brinkman, which 2K subsequently shared with GamesIndustry.biz.

GamesIndustry.biz / Jon Hicks
Business

Developer Behind 2K's Project Ethos Suffers Layoffs, but Take-Two Is Sticking With the Game

The developer behind Project Ethos has suffered a round of layoffs, but publisher 2K and parent company Take-Two are sticking with the game.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
Business