Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Cutting Up to 75 Staff
Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has announced layoffs impacting up to 75 staff — the studio's third round of job losses in three years.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Cutting Up to 75 Staff — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Supermassive cuts up to 75 roles in third round; Wolverine PS5 bundle and covers announced; Marvel Tokon PC patch addresses performance; Hellraiser Revival gameplay shown. The calendar is filling with mid‑tier AAA and indie releases, while platform holders quietly push cross‑platform launches and legacy remasters; behind the scenes, live‑service ambitions and subscription‑driven launches are quietly reshaping how games are positioned and monetized.
Biggest developments
Marvel's Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 Console Bundle Announced
PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine will be accompanied by a limited edition PS5 console bundle, plus cover plates for both digital PS5 consoles and those with disc drives.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ First PC Patch Targets Its Biggest Problems
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launched last week, and its first patch is taking aim at the many technical teething issues on PC.
Important posts & threads
Supermassive Games layoffs
Third Straight Year Of Layoffs Hits Until Dawn, Little Nightmares 3 Dev Supermassive
Wolverine PS5 bundle
PlayStation 5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine will be accompanied by a limited edition PS5 console bundle, plus cover plates.
Hellraiser Revival gameplay
Check out this exclusive gameplay video of Clive Barker's Hellraiser Revival, an upcoming first-person survival horror from Saber Interactive.
Bullish takes
- Wolverine PS5 bundle and covers expand hardware tie-ins for the exclusive
- Hellraiser Revival gets 14-minute gameplay showcase
- PlayStation 5 sales surpassing 95 million consoles worldwide suggest strong momentum heading into the next holiday season, even as the market matures.
- The surprise remaster and re‑release of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North on PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch 2, and PC shows there is still commercial appetite for niche, older IPs with modern polish.
- Shift Up’s plan to unveil its live‑service AAA title Project Spirits this year, framed as a global cross‑platform experience, hints at another major Eastern‑style live‑service contender entering an already crowded but still growing market.
Critical takes
- Supermassive Games enters third layoff round in three years, up to 75 roles
- The continued focus on live‑service and cross‑platform AAA titles, like Shift Up’s Project Spirits, risks further diluting the market for more traditional single‑player experiences, even as players signal fatigue with the model.
- The fact that a 2011 Lord of the Rings action RPG is now being sold as a ‘Legacy’ edition on modern hardware underscores how thin the pipeline of new, original mid‑tier action‑RPGs has become.
- Xbox’s decision to bring Grounded 2 to PlayStation Store and Game Pass on the same day it launches on PS5 feels less like a bold cross‑platform strategy and more like a quiet admission that first‑party exclusivity alone is no longer enough to move units.
Why this matters
Layoffs underscore ongoing studio pressures even as Sony pushes limited hardware editions for key exclusives.