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Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Plans to Lay Off 'Around' 90 Workers
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 62356" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Supermassive Games, the studio best known for making choice-filled horror games that are borderline interactive movies, announced that it is planning to lay off employees as job losses continue to devastate the gaming industry.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In <a href="https://twitter.com/SuperMGames/status/1762125258159431750" target="_blank"><u>a statement posted on Twitter/X</u></a>, the developer acknowledged the challenges the gaming industry currently faces with mass layoffs, and that it was not “immune” to this. It stated it was “undertaking a reorganisation” of its studio and planned to enter “into a period of consultation,” which would affect some of its employees.</p><p></p><p>Although Supermassive did not disclose how many employees are affected, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/british-game-maker-supermassive-set-to-lay-off-90-workers" target="_blank">wrote before the announcement</a> that the British developer planned to lay off “around 90 workers.”</p><p></p><p>“This is not a decision that’s been taken lightly,” Supermassive said, "with many efforts made to avoid this outcome.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Supermassive Games opened its doors in 2008, but the studio made a name for itself in 2015 with the release of <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/until-dawn-remaster" target="_blank">Until Dawn</a>. In the years since, Supermassive has established itself as a horror game developer specializing in narrative-driven games emphasizing player choice.</p><p></p><p>Most notably, the studio has partnered with Bandai Namco to develop <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/franchise/the-dark-pictures-anthology" target="_blank">The Dark Pictures Anthology series</a>, which has spawned four games and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/the-dark-pictures-directive-8020" target="_blank">a fifth currently in development</a>, in addition to an <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/the-dark-pictures-switchback-vr" target="_blank">spinoff on-rails shooter released last year on PS VR2</a>. Additionally, Supermassive is working on <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/little-nightmares-iii" target="_blank">Little Nightmares 3</a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-supermassive-games-spinoff-revealed" target="_blank">The Casting of Frank Stone</a>, the latter a single-player narrative game set in Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight universe.</p><p></p><p>Supermassive is just one of many developers to suffer layoffs, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ive-never-seen-it-this-bad-game-developers-explain-the-huge-layoffs-hitting-riot-epic-and-more" target="_blank">with over 6,000 jobs impacted this year alone</a>. Other companies affected include <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sega-of-america-laying-off-61-staff" target="_blank">Sega of America</a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-group-reportedly-cancels-deus-ex-video-game-as-layoffs-hit-eidos-montreal" target="_blank">Embracer Group</a>, and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce" target="_blank">Microsoft</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TayNixster" target="_blank"><em>@TayNixster.</em></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/until-dawn-developer-supermassive-games-plans-to-lay-off-around-90-workers" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 62356, member: 1"] Supermassive Games, the studio best known for making choice-filled horror games that are borderline interactive movies, announced that it is planning to lay off employees as job losses continue to devastate the gaming industry. In [URL='https://twitter.com/SuperMGames/status/1762125258159431750'][U]a statement posted on Twitter/X[/U][/URL], the developer acknowledged the challenges the gaming industry currently faces with mass layoffs, and that it was not “immune” to this. It stated it was “undertaking a reorganisation” of its studio and planned to enter “into a period of consultation,” which would affect some of its employees. Although Supermassive did not disclose how many employees are affected, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/british-game-maker-supermassive-set-to-lay-off-90-workers']wrote before the announcement[/URL] that the British developer planned to lay off “around 90 workers.” “This is not a decision that’s been taken lightly,” Supermassive said, "with many efforts made to avoid this outcome.” Supermassive Games opened its doors in 2008, but the studio made a name for itself in 2015 with the release of [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/until-dawn-remaster']Until Dawn[/URL]. In the years since, Supermassive has established itself as a horror game developer specializing in narrative-driven games emphasizing player choice. Most notably, the studio has partnered with Bandai Namco to develop [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/franchise/the-dark-pictures-anthology']The Dark Pictures Anthology series[/URL], which has spawned four games and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/the-dark-pictures-directive-8020']a fifth currently in development[/URL], in addition to an [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/the-dark-pictures-switchback-vr']spinoff on-rails shooter released last year on PS VR2[/URL]. Additionally, Supermassive is working on [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/little-nightmares-iii']Little Nightmares 3[/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-supermassive-games-spinoff-revealed']The Casting of Frank Stone[/URL], the latter a single-player narrative game set in Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight universe. Supermassive is just one of many developers to suffer layoffs, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/ive-never-seen-it-this-bad-game-developers-explain-the-huge-layoffs-hitting-riot-epic-and-more']with over 6,000 jobs impacted this year alone[/URL]. Other companies affected include [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/sega-of-america-laying-off-61-staff']Sega of America[/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-group-reportedly-cancels-deus-ex-video-game-as-layoffs-hit-eidos-montreal']Embracer Group[/URL], and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce']Microsoft[/URL]. [I]Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/TayNixster'][I]@TayNixster.[/I][/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/until-dawn-developer-supermassive-games-plans-to-lay-off-around-90-workers"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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