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Catherine Lewis

Over 8 years since a $3.27 million Kickstarter, MMO Ashes of Creation hit with "mass" layoffs after studio founder resigns "in protest"

A screenshot of a character in a cinematic Ashes of Creation trailer.

Kickstarter-funded MMORPG Ashes of Creation has reportedly lost its development team after resignations by "much" of its senior leadership.

As reported by PCGamesN, yesterday, Intrepid Studios founder and Ashes of Creation creative director Steven Sharif took to the MMO's official Discord server with a "limited" personal statement. He alleges, "Control of the company shifted away from me, and the Board began directing actions that I could not ethically agree with or carry out. As a result, I chose to resign in protest rather than lend my name or authority to decisions I could not ethically support.

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