Group 1 - ByteDance's gaming division, Chaoxi Guangnian, has not shut down its Shanghai studio, nor is there a project named "Project: Babel" [1] - Recent rumors suggested a layoff of approximately 300 employees (40% of the department) due to unmet project progress expectations, with a compensation plan of N+2 [1] - The Shanghai gaming development operations primarily rely on Mutong Technology and ZERO36 studio, with ZERO36 known for titles like "One Piece: Burning Blood" and "Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage" [2] Group 2 - Mutong is working on an ARPG competitive project and a PC action game, along with two card game projects under the codenames "Card-Z" and "Card-W" [2] - ZERO36 is developing a CCG card game based on a space battle IP and is actively recruiting for various positions, including CCG card system planners and casual game planners [2][3][4][5][6][7] - The studio has previously hired Lu Jiaxian, the founder of Muqi Qi, who had announced layoffs in 2022 [2]