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Supermassive Games faces layoffs; Terraria mod team asks for donation cancellations

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Supermassive Games is undergoing redundancy consultations that could affect up to 75 employees, occurring just three months after the launch of their game Directive 8020. This follows a pattern of layoffs in the gaming industry. Separately, the development team behind a popular mod for the game Terraria has asked users to cease Patreon donations due to allegations against their lead developer concerning the endangerment of minors. AI

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Supermassive Games faces layoffs; Terraria mod team asks for donation cancellations

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Supermassive Games are the latest studio to announce layoff plans, with 75 jobs at risk just three months after Directive 8020 launch Until Dawn and The Dark

    📰 Supermassive Games are the latest studio to announce layoff plans, with 75 jobs at risk just three months after Directive 8020 launch Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology devs Supermassive Games have announced the beginning of redundancy consultations for up to 75 of its …

    LINKS rockpapershotgun.com/supermassive-games-a…
  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Devs Of Popular, Decade-Old Terraria Mod Ask Users To ‘Cancel Patreon Donations’ Following Allegations Of Its Lead ‘Endangering Minors’ The Calamity team expl

    🎮 Devs Of Popular, Decade-Old Terraria Mod Ask Users To ‘Cancel Patreon Donations’ Following Allegations Of Its Lead ‘Endangering Minors’ The Calamity team explained in a joint statement that they could no longer work on the mod due its 'irrecoverably tainted reputation' 📰 Source…

    LINKS kotaku.com/devs-of-popular-decade-old-ter…

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