Supermassive Games has announced some sad news today. Due to challenges in the ever changing industry, they are anticipating losing 36 staff members very soon. These lay offs will also impact Directive 8020, which has now been delayed to 2026.
As stated in their announcement:
The games industry remains a challenging and ever-evolving environment. As we adapt our team structure to better align with these changes, we've had to make the very difficult decision to begin a redundancy consultation process where we anticipate losing up to 36 of our colleagues.
This decision was not taken lightly, and we know this will be an incredibly difficult time for everyone. Our absolute priority will be to offer full support to all those affected.
We remain focused on our upcoming projects and have made the decision to move the launch of Directive 8020 to the first half of 2026. The response to the game so far has been fantastic, and this additional time will help us deliver the very best experience for our fans. We're deeply grateful for the patience and support of our community.
There is no impact on the development of Little Nightmares III.
Sadly Supermassive isn't the only studio to face this issue as of late. Humble Games was hit last year, Playtonic in May, Microsoft at the beginning of July, and Virtuos followed not long after. These are just some of the companies impacted recently, with thousands of employees left in the dark...
Here is the original image shared by Supermassive Games:
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