Say goodbye to The Wolf Among Us 2, Stranger Things, and even the rest of The Walking Dead Final Season. Telltale Games, the studio behind these titles, have laid off most of its staff. The studio has kept on a skeleton crew of 25 people to “fulfill the company’s obligations to its board and partners.” According to US Gamer, sources say these staff members are going to work on the Minecraft Story Mode project for Netflix. The Walking Dead team was also laid off and the game will not be completed and it’ll end after the second episode launches next week. While the company’s games have been popular, these didn’t translate into sales, forcing Telltale Games to shut down. You can read the full statement from the company under the cut.
Today Telltale Games made the difficult decision to begin a majority studio closure following a year marked by insurmountable challenges. A majority of the company’s employees were dismissed earlier this morning, with a small group of 25 employees staying on to fulfill the company’s obligations to its board and partners. CEO Pete Hawley issued the following statement:
“It's been an incredibly difficult year for Telltale as we worked to set the company on a new course. Unfortunately, we ran out of time trying to get there. We released some of our best content this year and received a tremendous amount of positive feedback, but ultimately, that did not translate to sales. With a heavy heart, we watch our friends leave today to spread our brand of storytelling across the games industry.”
Telltale will issue further comments regarding its product portfolio in the coming weeks.