Fortis Games closes down, affecting 440 jobs
Fortis Games, a mobile game studio fully owned by Las Vegas Sands, has shut down abruptly, putting over 400 employees out of work after the parent company ended funding.
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📍 How it ended
Fortis Games shut down, resulting in the loss of over 400 jobs. Following the closure, the studio's CEO commented on the inability to achieve their set goals.
Epilogue added 9h ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Fortis Games has closed down abruptly, according to a wave of LinkedIn posts from former staff on November 10, 2026. The studio's former communications director wrote that Fortis "has officially shuttered, abruptly putting more than 400 talented people out of work," Mobilegamer.biz reported. A production staffer added that "Las Vegas Sands Corp. has chosen to end funding and part ways, terminating all of the contracts, worldwide." Dozens of similar messages appeared across LinkedIn throughout the day. Mobilegamer.biz said it had contacted the company for comment but received no response by publication time.
Fortis Games was created and fully owned by gambling giant Las Vegas Sands. It was cofounded by Steven Chiang, Shawn Foust, and Calvin Lau, who brought experience from senior roles at EA, Zynga, Machine Zone, and Twitch. The studio officially launched in 2022 with 150 staff through the acquisition of three studios: Portugal's Doppio Games, Brazil's Oktagon Games, and Romania's Metagame, according to Mobilegamer.biz.
The developer listed three titles on its website: Mergemon Wilds, Twilight Towers, and Bloom & Breakfast. Twilight Towers reached soft launch in September 2025, but Fortis announced last week that the game would be closing this month. AppMagic data cited by Mobilegamer.biz suggests Bloom & Breakfast entered early testing and generated a small number of downloads, while Mergemon Wilds never registered any installs. A fourth title, Havoc Crew, also never made it to soft launch.
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Quick answers
Why did Fortis Games shut down?
Las Vegas Sands Corp., the studio's sole owner, chose to end funding and terminated all contracts worldwide, according to a former production staffer quoted by Mobilegamer.biz.
How many employees are affected by the closure?
More than 400 employees are affected, according to the former communications director's LinkedIn post cited by Mobilegamer.biz.
What games did Fortis Games develop?
Fortis Games listed three titles on its website: Mergemon Wilds, Twilight Towers, and Bloom & Breakfast. A fourth title, Havoc Crew, was also in development but never reached soft launch, according to Mobilegamer.biz.
Coverage (5)
- Fortis Games appears to have closed with over 400 staff likely affected Mobilegamer.biz · 3d ago
- Fortis Games shuts down, affecting around 440 jobs Mezha.net · 3d ago
- Fortis Games Shuts Down, 440 Jobs Expected to Be Lost Insider Gaming · 3d ago
- 'We’re Disappointed We Weren’t Able to Achieve the Goals We Set' — Fortis Games CEO Speaks Out After Studio Closes, Impacting Over 400 Jobs IGN · 3d ago
- Fortis Games closes down, affecting 440 jobs GamesBeat · 3d ago
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