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‘The Dark Pictures Anthology’ Developer Supermassive Games Announces a “Reorganization”
It’s no secret that the current world economic climate is fraught right now. Developers aren’t immune to the bite of inflation and a potential recession, and The Dark Pictures Anthology developer Supermassive Games appears to be the latest example.
The developer took to X this morning to announce that despite their best efforts, the company is “entering into a period of consultation,” where they will lay off members of the team.
Bloomberg reports that Supermassive will lay off roughly 90 of its 300 staff, or about 30 percent of its work force. Members of the development team were made aware of this decision this morning.
“It’s no secret that the games industry is currently facing significant challenges, and unfortunately we aren’t immune to this,” reads the statement. “After much deliberation and with deep regret, we are therefore undertaking a reorganization of Supermassive Games. This is not a decision that’s been taken lightly, with many efforts made to avoid this outcome.”
“We are all too aware of how unsettling and difficult this process is going to be for all our employees and will be working closely with all those involved to ensure the process is conducted as respectfully and compassionately as possible. We’re committed to focusing our efforts on our core strengths and upcoming titles to ensure the continued sustainability of the company.”
Currently, Supermassive is developing Little Nightmares III, as well as collaborating with Behaviour Interactive on The Casting of Frank Stone, which is slated to arrive later this year for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and on PC via Steam, and the Epic Games Store.
Their horror game Until Dawn is also getting a movie adaptation.
A statement from Supermassive Games. pic.twitter.com/9GkgIrYQvt
— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) February 26, 2024
Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.
Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”
Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.
And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.
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