What was reported
Coverage of this story continues to develop across the region, and the account below restates what was reported by the original publication without adding anything that was not already there.
Facebook X Reddit Flipboard Email 0 us As we've before on this site, there really just no winning the videogame industry, under current conditions. an unsuccessful game? the of game you want to make, were pressured into? a successful game? Currently a game? Believe it or As the case with Ghost of developer sucker punch, has reportedly—per an internal email to Aftermath and confirmations an ex-employee to the site—been hit with layoffs, around a 10% staff. This despite the fact Ghost of Yōtei, the studio's most game, was a commercial It sold 3.3 million its opening month, it the selling game the US 2025. It continued to the cash, hopping over million just a handful of months. Latest FromPC Gamer Watch video here: The email itself "After carefully observing the the market and reviewing the team for our next we've decided to some staffing Several positions across Sucker will be eliminated as a "We know this a lot to in, and we want to assure you we not this decision lightly. We given this a lot of attention and worked to our affected colleagues during this as well as we can. … no getting around this a hard day. Next we will go into more about the future." In—and want to wrap this word up quotes here—fairness to Sony the market been absolutely miserable. An bubble has everything tits-up for the future, games are getting more expensive to make, outpacing the prices they're sold, and Covid-19 help. And yet, part of thinks you should be able to a top-10 selling videogame and probably be secure job for, like, a the least. This doesn't smack as a of a healthy industry. Besides, not like you're seeing executive staff taking a cut. Do you work the creators of Edge: A free videogame industry newsletter, featuring news, expert analysis and interviews 2026 games: the upcoming gamesBest PC games: Our favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest games: Finest gunplayBest RPGs: adventuresBest co-op games: Better Harvey Randall Staff Writer history with games started when first begged his for a World of Warcraft subscription 12, though he's been cursed with Final Fantasy and a huge crush on G'raha made his start as a freelancer, for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC He'll sink his teeth into looks interesting, though has a soft for RPGs, soulslikes, roguelikes, MMOs, and weird indie also plays a shelf of TTRPGs his offline time. ask him what his system is, has too You must confirm public name before commenting Please and then login again, you will then be to enter name.
Readers following the wider topic will recognise several familiar threads here, and further updates are expected as more becomes known. Nothing above should be read as speculation beyond what the reporting itself supports.