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  1. 2026

    Tencent’s Lightspeed LA Restarts GTA-Like “Last Sentinel” After Six Years of Development, Cuts About 80 Jobs

    In July 2026, Lightspeed LA, under Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios, announced about 80 layoffs due to “adjustments to the creative and development direction” of Last Sentinel; a California WARN filing showed the Irvine studio cut about 68 full-time employees, including several directors. Reports said the project had been in development for about six years, with a budget reportedly reaching hundreds of millions of dollars, and that internal playtest feedback was poor; the official line is that the project continues, but multiple employees and reports say it was effectively canceled or substantially restarted. Status: media reports. Subject: Lightspeed LA (Tencent Lightspeed Studios). Scope: Lightspeed LA and the Last Sentinel project.

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