Nicely, this information sucks.

Supermassive Video games, the developer greatest identified for its story-driven video games like Till Daybreak, The Quarry, and The Darkish Footage Anthology sequence, introduced it was downsizing its workforce.

In a press release, the studio says it’s making the transfer as a result of ongoing “difficult ” state of the video video games trade. 

The studio additionally states that it must regulate its staff construction, leading to roughly 36 staff shedding their jobs. 

It’s unknown how many individuals are at present employed at Supermassive, however simply final yr the studio minimize round 90 jobs. On the time, Bloomberg estimated that the UK-based studio had round 300 staff. 

“This determination was not taken calmly, and we all know it will likely be an extremely tough time for everybody,” Supermassive Video games mentioned in a shared in the present day. “Our absolute precedence will probably be to supply full assist to all these affected.” 

Directive: 8020 Will get Delayed Till 2026

In additional unlucky information, the brand new layoffs will impression the discharge of Directive: 8020, the fifth entry in The Darkish Footage Anthology sequence, a sci-fi horror journey recreation, which is now scheduled for the primary half of 2026 to “ship the easiest expertise for our followers.”

Following our preview of the sport at Summer season Sport Fest, we wrote, “Supermassive Video games has been trying to strike lightning in a bottle once more, prefer it did with Till Daybreak, with its Darkish Footage sequence. Sadly, the 4 titles within the recreation sequence have been reasonably pedestrian. Nevertheless, with the studio taking its time with Directive 8020, it seems to be a return to kind for the sport studio.”

It seems that they are going to be taking much more time with the sport to make sure it delivers one thing particular with Directive 8020.

The studio can also be engaged on Little Nightmares II and ensures that the sport will nonetheless hit its October 10 launch date. 

Delays and layoffs have turn into the norm within the gaming trade, sadly.