Overview
- Bit Reactor said it started returning more team members this week, and multiple outlets reporting Wednesday placed the studio’s pay‑rolled headcount at more than half of what it was before the pre‑release furloughs.
- Around 80% of the studio’s staff were put on unpaid furloughs in the weeks before the late‑August launch, leaving a small skeleton crew to handle post‑launch support for Star Wars: Zero Company.
- The game has been a commercial and critical success with estimates of over one million copies sold and strong review scores, which the studio cited in announcing the returns.
- A legal dispute between co‑founder and former CFO Alison Kelly and CEO Greg Foertsch is reported to be linked to the studio’s cash shortfall and remains unresolved with the case possibly moving toward trial in 2027.
- It is still unclear whether furloughed employees will receive back pay or launch profit sharing and whether all sidelined staff will be fully reinstated, and U.S. rules let companies keep furloughs private longer than layoffs which limits early disclosure.