Supermassive Games Lays Off 90 Employees

The gaming industry has faced many challenges in recent years, leading to an environment of incessant job losses. One of the game studios that has had its share of these difficulties is Gamer, which is known especially for its choice-oriented horror games.
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Twitter/X In a statement he made on , he drew attention to the mass layoffs that the gaming industry is currently facing and stated that he was not “immune” from this situation. He explained that the studio is planning a “reorganization” of its organizational structure, which will affect some of its employees.

Supermassive, Although it did not disclose the number of employees who would be affected, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier,
wrote before the announcement that the British developer would “lay off approximately 90 employees.” The studio stated that “This decision was not taken lightly, and many efforts were made to prevent this outcome.” Supermassive Games, Although it opened its doors in 2008, it made its name known to the masses with the release of the game “Until Dawn” in 2015. Since then, it has established itself as a studio developing narrative-driven horror games that emphasize player choice.

A statement from Supermassive Games.
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— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames)
February 26, 2024

Especially, Bandai Namco The Dark Pictures Anthology series, which they developed together with the company, became the signature of the studio. This series has released four games so far, with the fifth currently in development. Also, a spin-off game released on PS VR2 last year. on-rails
shooter, as well as Little Nightmares 3 and Behavior Interactive Dead by Daylight He continues to work on The Casting of Frank Stone, a single-player narrative game set in the universe.

Supermassive, is just one of many developers affected by layoffs in the industry, which has seen more than 6,000 jobs affected this year alone. Sega of
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Microsoft It is among other affected companies such as.