Tencent cuts Party Stars team and slows updates as the game struggles to surpass NetEase's Eggy Party. Last month we reported that over 100 members of the TiMi J6 studio team, responsible for a large Palworld-like mode inside Party Stars, were laid off.

Tencent cuts Party Stars team and slows updates as the game struggles to surpass NetEase's Eggy Party. Last month we reported that over 100 members of the TiMi J6 studio team, responsible for a large Palworld-like mode inside Party Stars, were laid off.

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— Celo Zaga ( @celozaga.bsky.social) Apr 18, 2026 at 06:22

Tencent cuts Party Stars team and slows updates as the game struggles to surpass NetEase's Eggy Party. Last month we reported that over 100 members of the TiMi J6 studio team, responsible for a large Palworld-like mode inside Party Stars, were laid off.