Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is not canceled, Skydance Games says

Skydance Games leadership told employees that Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is not canceled. Executive producer Lu Gigliotti told the team in a Slack message that he spoke with the executive leadership team to confirm there is no truth to cancellation claims, reports say. The message also noted the game is approaching an Alpha milestone in November.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra · official art via IGDB

The denial follows a rumor on X from the account Marvel 1943 Rise of Hydra Countdown, which claimed the game would likely be canceled soon. These rumors appeared around the same time Skydance Games began layoffs on November 9. At least 25-30 employees, including designers, artists, programmers, and writers, were let go. Skydance Games said these cuts were made to focus efforts and wind down certain projects, though the company did not name them.

The layoffs come after Skydance bought Warner Bros. for about $110 billion and merged its gaming studios into Skydance Games. Reports say Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is well over budget and has been scaled back in content and length. The game was originally a Netflix project before moving to PC and consoles. Reports say the current version has limited gameplay that uses primarily one button.