The developer of the Until Dawn game lays off some of its forces
Supremacy Games, the developer of Until Dawn and The Quarry, is laying off nearly a third of its staff, or 90 people
According to the Bloomberg media claim, nearly 150 members of the Supermassive Games studio are at risk of being fired. This studio, which was bought by Nordisk Film, includes more than 300 employees. Supermassive Games recently confirmed by publishing a statement on its virtual network page that the studio's recent decisions will lead to redundancies based on English laws.
Supremsio Games stated in this statement: "The video game industry is currently facing many challenges and we are not exempted from facing these problems. After much consideration, we regret to announce that the decision will be to reorganize Supremacy Games. As a result of these decisions, the studio has entered a phase of consensus; We anticipate that the outcome of this phase will result in the loss of a number of our colleagues. This decision was not taken lightly; Because we have made many efforts to deal with it.
We understand that the process of retrenchment is difficult for our employees, and we will do our best to ensure that this process is carried out with respect and compassion. We are obliged to focus on our core strength and future games to ensure the continuity of the company."
According to other news , Pete Samuels and Joe Samuels , the founders of Supremacy Games, left the studio earlier this month . Over the past year, layoffs have become a recurring occurrence in the video game industry, with nearly 9,000 jobs lost in 2023, but the trend seems to be continuing at full speed. According to the statistics of Game Industry Layoffs (which monitors the number of layoffs in the game industry), the number of layoffs since the beginning of 2024 has reached 6,100 people.