With muted reception and spectacularly horrendous sales (on both PS5 and PC), last year’s Until Dawn remake would have been one of the year’s biggest first-party flops of last year if not for Concord. Sadly, developer British studio Ballistic Moon seemingly isn’t faring much better either.
That’s per Insider Gaming, which claims in a freshly published report that Ballistic Moon has laid off the vast majority of its staff, to the extent that it has “effectively closed”. The studio laid off around 40 people in September, followed by another 20 roles cut in December. Currently, it’s claimed that the studio employs a handful at best – its founders, and “possibly” a few others “at most”.
It’s claimed that Ballistic Moon and Sony had preliminary discussions about a second project or updates for the Until Dawn remake possibly being greenlit, though that never happened. The studio allegedly pitched projects to other publishers but failed to secure funding.
Of course, on paper, Ballistic Moon remains active, and it’s claimed in the report that it’s likely to begin staffing back up if it obtains funding. For now, there has been no word from the studio on the state it is currently in.
Leaks have claimed that an Until Dawn sequel is currently in development at first-party PlayStation studio Firesprite. Meanwhile, an Until Dawn movie is also releasing on April 25.
