Thick As Thieves developers OtherSide Entertainment have laid off 17 employees following the cancellation of a multiplayer immersive sim dubbed Argos: Riders on the Storm. The studio’s helmed by Looking Glass Studios veterans Warren Spector and Paul Neurath – key figures in shaping the likes of Deus Ex and System Shock 2 – said via a spokesperson that they believe Argos “could have been a huge success in normal times”.