Big video game makers like Epic Games and EA have gone through substantial layoffs in the past year. Amid the turmoil, many indie studios are getting shut down completely, threatening a dearth of new ideas.
This was in March, and prospects were looking glum. The funding climate for video games was dangerously bad, especially for small projects, and layoffs seemed to happen at studios across the industry almost weekly. Then, a Hail Mary: Sheffield, an industry veteran with over a decade of experience, was able to secure a contract for Necrosoft to do some work on another game. It wasn’t an ideal situation—the studio would have to do the work while also finishing Demonschool—but a necessary one.
” A handful of public announcements does not—and will not—account for the number of indie developers that have vanished or will vanish. Nor can they capture video games’ brain drain. “When an indie doesn't get funding for its game, you just quietly never see their work again,” says Nelson. “The horrifying nature of indies is that death occurs in the dark. We're very much seeing this happen now.
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