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Hyper Light Drifter Studio Forced To Lay Off "Nearly Everyone" As Publishing Deal Falls Through
"It's devastating". It's another day of bleak news for the industry.
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Heart Machine founder Alx Preston announced that the studio is facing closure after a key publisher withdrew support for an unannounced title, prompting the layoff of nearly the entire team. The loss of the publishing deal left the studio without the funding needed to continue development, leading to the imminent shutdown.
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