It appears February continues to be the month of layoffs as Gigantic developer Motiga is reporting it has laid off a “significant” portion of its staff and seeks funding to complete the title.

"Our financial situation is such that we are unable to continue supporting the entirety of the studio at this time,” studio co-founder Chris Chung writes. “Though we are in active and promising discussions with a number of potential investors, the timing for those negotiations extends beyond the resources we have to maintain the staffing required to continue development on Gigantic.”

Motiga intends to continue supporting Gigantic game services for as long as its able to, although beta testers should expect services to operate without key staff on hand to support them.

As upsetting as this news is, Motiga does share some positive news at the end of its announcement as it appears these layoffs will be temporary. “Our goal at this time is to work aggressively to identify the resources we need to rehire the members of the Motiga family that were laid off today, securing our financial future so that the Gigantic community can continue to work with us to develop this title, and ultimately bring the complete Gigantic experience to the marketplace.”

Hopefully Motiga is able to secure funding soon as we really enjoyed our time with Gigantic at E3 2015.