{
  "id": 576417,
  "title": "Supermassive Games are the latest studio to announce layoff plans, with 75 jobs at risk just three months after Directive 8020 launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/supermassive-games-are-the-latest-studio-to-announce-layoff-plans",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/supermassive-games-are-the-latest-studio-to-announce-layoff-plans-with-75-jobs-at-risk-just-three-months-after-directive-8020-launch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Supermassive Games, known for their horror game Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has announced the beginning of redundancy consultations for up to 75 staff members. This announcement comes just three months after their latest release, Directive 8020, and echoes the studio's previous rounds of layoffs in July last year and early 2024, which together resulted in the loss of approximately 90 workers. The timing of these cuts highlights the ongoing challenges within the games industry, as Supermassive joins a growing list of studios facing the need to reduce their workforce.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}