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10/10 Star Wars Launch — Most of the Team Was Unpaid
Episode 4
Wednesday, 2 September, 2026

Star Wars Zero Company launched as the best-reviewed Star Wars game in 22 years and a Steam top seller. Same week, reporting said most of Bit Reactor was furloughed — still “employed,” not paid — skeleton crew left for bugs.On this episode of The Konshu Show: the praise machine, what furlough actually means, and why celebrating “the team” while the team is unpaid is the real story.Sources• Game File — https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit• PC Gamer — https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-studio-behind-star-wars-zero-company-which-is-currently-a-steam-bestseller-has-reportedly-furloughed-the-majority-of-its-staff/• Kotaku — https://kotaku.com/studio-behind-the-best-reviewed-star-wars-game-in-22-years-furloughed-up-to-80-percent-of-its-staff-2000730078• VGC — https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/around-80-of-star-wars-zero-company-studio-bit-reactor-was-reportedly-furloughed-weeks-before-its-release/The Konshu Show — gaming, tech, internet history.