Project Update: May Update
I'm writing today under circumstances I never anticipated. As many of you may have already heard, Greater Than Games has undergone a significant reduction in staff due to the ongoing international tariff crisis. As of April 17th, our team has been reduced to just Paul, Adam, and myself.
This decision was made by our parent company, Flat River Group, in response to the severe economic pressures resulting from the international tariff crisis. As a result, all projects, including the Disparation expansion, have been put on hiatus until the current economic situation becomes more clear. The production of Disparation, which was in the process of being printed, has been halted at the printer. At this time, we lack detailed information about the current status of the expansion. We are committed to keeping you informed in future updates as much as possible.
Despite these challenges, Paul, Adam, and I remain absolutely committed to delivering Disparation to all of you. However, our current ability to act is severely limited. We will continue to provide monthly updates, as long as we are able, and we fully intend to resume work on this campaign when circumstances allow.
We are deeply sorry that this is happening and that you had to find out this way. We share in your disappointment and frustration. The staff of Greater Than Games were some of the most talented and dedicated individuals I've had the pleasure to work with over the last decade and a half. While many of them are already moving on to new opportunities, their sudden departure has left us devastated. Many of the projects we had in motion have come to an abrupt halt. Please know that Paul, Adam, and I are doing everything we can to pick up the pieces and find a way to deliver on our commitments to you.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
-Christopher
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I suspect the employees of GtG were just as stunned as we were on this shutdown, but the complete and utter silence from this company is maddening. I am not surprised at this as they have been losing money on the RPG and SoTM for awhile since the campaign window to production was so long. I am very disappointed in GtG. Just a simple note is all that's needed. I just don't want them to blame the tariffs. This shutdown is long in coming I feel. They could have paused shipping our product if it were just tariffs. I am sad. I want this badly, and my RPG stuff, but at least I kept all my old stuff.
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Turns out Flat River Group *does* have a contact address: https://www.flatrivergroup.com/games/ Maybe we should try going over there and asking their support team to finally let C&A give us updates on this game and the Letters Page podcast.
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I know you stated updates on crowdfunded projects would be made at a later date in your official statement, and I fully understand Trump changes his mind more than the wind changes direction. But the sooner you can provide any sort of update or transparency on where this project stands the better. I'm sorry to all of your workers who have to live through this turmoil and realize how selfish it is to be worrying over a game when they're losing jobs, but ask all the same. https://www.greaterthangames.com/blogs/news/greater-than-games-team-reduced-in-response-to-tariff-crisis