Disney's new Pirates of the Caribbean game canned
Disney Interactive Studios have confirmed that they have canned their upcoming game Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the damned.
They also announced that the studio behind the game, Propaganda Games, are to be hit with layoffs. In a statement released today to Kotaku.com, Disney Interactive Studios confirmed circulating rumours that the game was to be canceled and layoffs at Propaganda Games were inevitable.
"Disney Interactive Studios confirms the cancellation of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned video game which was scheduled to be released in 2011," Angela Emery, Disney Interactive Studios' vice president of communication told Kotaku today. "As a result of this decision, Disney Interactive Studios completed a restructuring of Propaganda Games, its Vancouver, BC internal studio, affecting one of the studio's two development teams. The studio is still in active production of TRON: Evolution, the video game, which will be released on December 7, 2010 with additional DLC (downloadable content) support following the game's release."
The studio, which is also responsible for the new Tron: Legacy game for the upcoming movie, is to be hit with nearly 100 layoffs. There is news that the employees who will stay on will be shifted from the PoTC game on to help with the finishing touches on Tron: Legacy.
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