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Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers

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Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers
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Gaming Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers The maker of Until Dawn and Directive 8020 says it's cutting jobs to ensure it remains sustainable. 11, 2026 12:02 pm EST Supermassive Games Video game industry workers are facing yet more job cuts. Supermassive Games, the developer of Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, says it will lay off as many as 75 employees.

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Gaming Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers The maker of Until Dawn and Directive 8020 says it's cutting jobs to ensure it remains sustainable. By Kris Holt Aug. 11, 2026 12:02 pm EST Supermassive Games Video game industry workers are facing yet more job cuts. Supermassive Games, the developer of Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, says it will lay off as many as 75 employees. "We have made the difficult decision to begin a redundancy consultation process, which we anticipate will result in the loss of up to 75 of our colleagues," the UK-based company said in a statement on X. "This is a necessary step to help ensure the sustainability of the company.

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