The studio behind the PC remaster of the upcoming PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 horror game Survivor Until the morning On October 4th, just one month before its release, it laid off some of its employees. Sunday broke the unfortunate news, and Ballistic Moon confirmed the layoffs. On Labor Day of all days.
“It is with deep regret and heartbreak that we have to make the tough decision to significantly reduce our team in order to secure the future of our studio,” the statement read. “It comes after our development Until the morning For PS5 and PC.” Ballistic Moon did not say how many employees were cut or what percentage of the team was let go.
Two former employees broke the news on their social media accounts over the weekend. Former junior game designer and former technical designer They posted related job losses on LinkedIn.
“Like many others in this wonderful but turbulent industry, I am sadly being let go from my role as Junior Game Designer at Ballistic Moon,” Cornish wrote. “The team was amazing and I’m so excited for our game to be released in October!”
Ballistic Moon is just the latest in a long line. the (Dead By Daylight), (Fate 2 and marathon) and Everyone has seen layoffs recently.
Also on Monday, Rocksteady, the studio behind the popular Batman Arkham games, announced that it has reduced the size of its QA department from 33 to 15 over the past month. of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League; One of the fired employees was on planned paternity leave.
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