Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon has laid off staff ahead of the game's launch

by Danny Craig · Updated 9/4/24, 9:53 AM
Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon has laid off staff ahead of the game's launch
Ballistic Moon

Update:

Ballistic Moon has confirmed the reports of layoffs in a statement posted to LinkedIn. "As the games industry continues to face complex challenges, we at Ballistic Moon are confronted with some difficult realities," the studio wrote. "It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that we must make the tough decision to significantly scale down our team to secure the future of our studio. This comes after our development of Until Dawn for PS5 and PC."

Original article:

Ballistic Moon, the UK-based studio behind the upcoming Until Dawn remake for PS5 and PC, has reportedly cut an unspecified number of jobs.

The details

  • Over the weekend, two former developers at the studio, Junior Game Designer Cassy Cornish and Technical Designer Harry Williams, announced on LinkedIn that they had been laid off and are looking for new opportunities. “After two exciting years working on the wonderful Until Dawn 2024 at Ballistic Moon I am unfortunately being made redundant as a Technical Designer,” Williams wrote. “I’ve loved working with everyone at BM and hope I cross paths with members of that family in future projects!”

  • Ballistic Moon has not commented on the layoffs or how many employees were affected. However, it was spotted by ResetEra user reksveks that 13 of the 71 employees listed on the studio's LinkedIn page currently have the "OpenToWork" status enabled.

  • The past few years have been difficult for the industry in regards to layoffs, with over 11,500 job losses in 2024 so far, an increase from the already devastating 10,500 job losses in 2023. Many companies have cited the current economic climate as the primary reason for the layoffs, including EA, Microsoft, Unity, and Sony, which laid off thousands earlier this year.

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