Spiders studio, creators of Greedfall and Steelrising, faces liquidation after Nacon failed to find a buyer, costing 71 workers their jobs. The French union STJV labels this a 'premeditated and deliberate choice' by Nacon's management, citing years of calculated neglect since the 2019 acquisition.

Since buying Spiders, Nacon positioned itself as owner, president, and sole client, seizing all income and liquid assets while denying royalties on post-Greedfall titles. Last year, Nacon unilaterally canceled Project Dark without explanation or backup plans, ignored worker alerts during mandatory consultations, and blocked external contracts. Judicial administrators confirmed Nacon had no intent to save the studio during reorganization.

STJV urges players to boycott Nacon, refusing to let the publisher profit from 'pillaging the still-warm body' of the studio. On X, reactions range from sorrow over lost RPG talent to echoes of the union's rage, with Kotaku's Ethan Gach noting claims of Nacon 'murdering' Spiders by restricting deals and canceling games sans Plan B. Nacon has offered no response.

This isn't insolvency fallout—it's a pattern of asset-stripping exposed by open letters, strikes, and now liquidation. French gaming loses another independent voice, courtesy of publisher 'strategy.'