If we talk to you about Song of Nunuof Deadlightof Sexy Brutaleof Gylt and, of course, RhymeYou already know who we’re talking about. It is about Tequila Worksone of the reference studies of the video game industry in Spain and which is going through a particularly delicate moment that could ruin all the efforts carried out over the last 15 years.
It is evident that there is a serious problem within the video game industry. And surely there are many culprits and they can share that responsibility among all, but there is no doubt that in the background what shines is a profound transformation of the phenomenon. gaming all over the planet. Playing is no longer a matter of having a console, nor of doing it with a unique video game that only comes out once and is not updated with more content. Everything has changed.
That all It’s basically the industry moving to subscription models, or games as services that just let us play and then micropayments arrive later. To hundreds. Games as services, social games, mobile games… everything, except the old tradition that some of us like so much of buying something in the store and going to try it at home as soon as possible. And in that space there are companies that have lost relevance and options to survive.
Rime and Song of Nunu, in danger by Tequila Works
The fact is that in the last few hours we have learned that Tequila Works has requested bankruptcy proceedings, which is nothing more than seeking a way out of the economic problems they are experiencing and which a few months ago resulted in many layoffs. This legal formula allows the person requesting it to structure their debts and reach agreements with creditors to seek, above all, a possible viability of the project.
So on that side, Tequila Works It is playing its most important game, which is survival, although a couple of years ago it turned to external investors, such as Tencent, to alleviate its accounts a little and give continuity to certain projects that were underway and that had not finished. to work for many reasons. GytlFor example, an exclusive for Stadia (if you still have the controller, take advantage) came to nothing when Google decided to close everything and not even the subsequent launch on other machines alleviated its disaster.
Now we just have to wait, because the Spanish industry is not ready to lose one of its most important studios, which has had the most production and the best international projection. But the global situation of the sector, with layoffs everywhere we look, does not bode well with hope that the people of Madrid will be able to survive such a continuous blow.
They will continue to support their teams
In the statement published by Tequila Worksits head comes to remember that “we are proud of what we [el equipo] has been achieved as a whole, but the prolonged market conditions have left no other path than to declare bankruptcy, which has led its founders to resign and appoint a new general director who will be in charge of piloting this process. “We are doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams during this difficult time,” they added.
