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Seven Years of Work, One Month of Sales: The Luna Abyss Team Layoff Exposes Indie Gaming’s Brutal Reality
A Cosmic Horror Shooter That Won Critics Over Luna Abyss was never meant to be a corporate product. The studio began life as Bonsai Collective, founded in 2019 by Hollie Emery, Harry Corr, and Benni...
Microsoft Reportedly Shutters Award-Winning *South of Midnight* Developer Compulsion Games - A Studio Celebrated, Then Sacrificed in Xbox’s “Reset”
Editor’s note: This article is based on unconfirmed reports and industry speculation about a scenario set in mid-2026. No official statements from Microsoft or Compulsion Games have been issued at...
Greedfall Studio Spiders Closes: The End of a Eurojank Era After 19 Years
The Final Countdown – How Spiders Reached Liquidation The immediate trigger for Spiders' closure was Nacon's failure to secure a buyer before the mid-April deadline. According to sources familiar...
The End of Ivy Road: Why the Studio Behind Wanderstop is Closing and What It Means for Indie Gaming
The announcement landed not with a bang, but with the quiet, definitive thud of a door closing. On March 31, 2026, Ivy Road—the development studio behind the acclaimed Wanderstop —will cease...
Ivy Road Closure: How Funding Struggles Ended the Studio Behind Wanderstop
Even a founding team of indie legends proved no match for the current funding drought. Ivy Road, the studio formed by the creators of The Stanley Parable , Gone Home , and the music of Minecraft ,...
The End of an Era: PlayStation Shuts Down Bluepoint Games, Studio Behind Iconic Remakes
Editor’s Note: This article is a speculative analysis based on current industry trends, imagining the potential consequences of a future strategic decision by Sony. The video game industry reeled in...
Ubisoft Closes Halifax Studio Weeks After Historic Unionization: The End of Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
In December 2025, a significant milestone was reached in the North American games industry. The developers at Ubisoft Halifax successfully unionized, forming the first collective bargaining unit at a...