“To all the Deviators out there, we will always cherish the memories we made together.”
Deviation Games has closed down.
The verified Resetera account of “TolerLive” confirmed the news, too, writing: “Can confirm.
I am actively looking for new work as I pop in this.
The team was really stellar so I’m hopefully everyone will land new jobs soon.
And I really do hope this storm over the game industry eases up.”
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to our entire team.
hey reach out to me directly if you are interested in attending.
“To all the Deviators out there, we will always cherish the memories we made together.
Thank you for being a part of our journey.
Go get ‘em!”
Eighteen months later, however, Blundell departed Deviation.
The number of layoffs in 2024 across the whole games industry is estimated to be over 7500 so far.
The total number oflayoffs in 2023is thought to be around 10,500.
“The video games industry faces its first major crisis in 40 years.
It’s an unprecedented and brutal situation.
“Over the last year, we’ve seen some astonishing video games come out.
The quality of what developers are making has never been better.
And gamers are buying them in their millions.
The industry’s foundations are strong, and it will bounce back.”
