{"id":98794,"date":"2026-11-11T09:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98794"},"modified":"2026-11-11T09:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:52:33","slug":"fortis-games-closes-with-over-400-jobs-impacted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98794","title":{"rendered":"Fortis Games Closes With Over 400 Jobs Impacted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fortis Games, a studio behind mobile titles like Twilight Towers and Bloom &amp; Breakfast, has closed its doors, impacting around 440 jobs.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">CEO Steven Chiang confirmed the closure in a statement to GamesBeat on November 10, 2026. \u201cFortis has been a labor of love for so many of us and we\u2019re disappointed we weren\u2019t able to achieve the goals we set for ourselves when we started this journey more than five years ago,\u201d he told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe have been fortunate to work with some of the most talented and dedicated people in this space. As we move forward, our primary focus will be on helping this talented team of individuals find new opportunities. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past five years. We are grateful for the collaboration and friendship we have shared with so many.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Steam on phone setup<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Several former employees have spoken out about the closure in posts on LinkedIn. In one of these posts, game producer Gustavo Coronet confirmed that Las Vegas Sands Corp., Fortis Games\u2019 parent company, chose to \u201cend funding and part ways, terminating all of the contracts, worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cSuper proud of the work we\u2019ve done. LVS\u2019s decision does not delete the ground breaking and best-in class agentic development workflow the Octopus team has built, nor the massively solid soft launch metrics both our projects were achieving in such early stages of development,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In another post, former communications director Scott Butterworth suggested that Fortis\u2019s \u201ccommunity-focused\u201d approach to mobile games didn\u2019t resonate enough with players to help it \u201cget off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAh, Fortis Games \u2014 what could have been. Despite our unique, community-focused approach to the mobile games market, we just couldn&#8217;t seem to get off the ground, and today, we finally ran out of runway,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThe company has officially shuttered, abruptly putting more than 400 talented people out of work (myself included). Hilariously, I&#8217;m also in the process of relocating to Los Angeles, so hey, why not add a little more change on top, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Fortis Gaming was founded in 2022 by Steven Chiang, former executive at Electronic Arts and Zynga. Based out of San Francisco, California, it was funded by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to help the casino brand expand outside of gambling. Fortis went on to acquire several games studios over the ensuing four years; on November 4, it announced that it was sunsetting Twilight Towers, a move that came a mere week before Fortis\u2019s total closure.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This is the latest game studio to shut its doors after EA revealed that it had closed down BioWare, famous for AAA RPG series like Mass Effect and Dragon Age \u2014 a decision that has proven to be extremely unpopular among players, who are now campaigning for EA to do something, anything, with its IP to prevent them from languishing in obscurity.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. 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