Till Daybreak and The Darkish Footage developer Supermassive Video games just lately issued an announcement that it’s shedding some workers. This announcement comes shortly after information leaked that the UK-based firm intends to terminate roughly 90 employees.
150 Supermassive Video games workers are in danger for layoffs
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported Monday morning that the studio knowledgeable 150 workers that their jobs had been in danger and was trying to terminate about 90 of them. Minutes after Schreier’s article went up, Supermassive Video games confirmed the information in an announcement on Twitter.
“It’s no secret that the sport trade is at present going through important challenges,” the assertion begins, “and sadly we aren’t proof against this.” It goes on to say, “After a lot deliberation and with deep remorse,” the corporate is “coming into a interval of session.” Mentioned session will probably “consequence within the lack of a few of our colleagues.”
The assertion stresses how Supermassive Video games doesn’t take the problem evenly. It additionally guarantees to “guarantee the method is carried out as respectfully and compassionately as doable.” Nevertheless, that’s in all probability little consolation for the workers going through potential termination.
Many gaming firms noticed hovering income throughout COVID-19, resulting in a flurry of expansions and acquisitions. Nevertheless, that bubble has since burst, and layoffs have swept the trade for the final a number of months. Supermassive Video games is the newest in an extended line of firms to terminate its workers, although it isn’t with out its personal points. Whereas Supermassive’s horror recreation Till Daybreak was a major hit, The Darkish Footage collection hasn’t seen the identical success. In the meantime, studio co-founders Pete and Joe Samuels left the corporate earlier this month.
