Yet one more notable recreation studio is shedding a big chunk of its workforce. Supermassive Video games, the developer behind interactive horror titles and , is slicing round 90 jobs, based on . That is practically a 3rd of the studio’s greater than 300 workers.
Supermassive confirmed that the studio will reorganize. “As a result, we are entering into a period of consultation, which we anticipate will result in the loss of some of our colleagues,” it mentioned. “This is not a decision that’s been taken lightly, with many efforts made to avoid this outcome.”
Supermassive notes that it is not secure from the “significant challenges” dealing with the video games business. Greater than 6,000 staff within the business have misplaced their jobs and we’re not even into March but.
In the meantime, indie studio Die Gute Fabrik has amid funding difficulties. The developer of Saltsea Chronicles and will use its remaining funds to provide workers a month of paid time “to catch their breaths” whereas they search for new jobs. The studio remains to be looking for backers to assist it resume manufacturing and hopes to convey again present staff members sooner or later. Nonetheless, it notes that “the publishing and investment scene is so tough for companies and projects of our scale right now it’s made it extremely difficult to secure funding for our next project without a gap in income.”
We’re unhappy to share that we’re halting manufacturing at @gutefabrik because of the difficult funding & funding scene in video games proper now. We downed instruments earlier this month & have been doing our greatest to assist the staff who’ll be searching for work from mid-March.
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— Die Gute Fabrik (@gutefabrik) February 26, 2024
