The grim cadence of video game layoffs continues apace, but this latest news comes with a strange twist. Prytania Media has shut down studio Possibility Space effective immediately. In an email to employees reproduced on social media by Polygon reporter Nicole Carpenter, Jeff Strain, Prytania’s co-founder, seemingly attributed the closure to an as-yet unpublished article from Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach .
” Strain also commented on Crop Circle’s closure, attributing the studio’s shutdown to an inability to secure funding for its projects. “There was not a single organization of any kind willing to invest in continued game development,” she wrote. Prytania Media was founded by the husband and wife duo in 2021. Before Prytania, Jeff founded Guild Wars developer ArenaNet in 2000 before going on to found State of Decay developer Undead Labs in 2009.
Source: Gaming Daily Report (gamingdailyreport.net)
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