Dead by Daylight dev shedding as much as 95 folks in ‘structural’ change
Behaviour Interactive, the studio finest identified for the asymmetrical horror recreation Dead by Daylight, plans to put off as much as 95 folks, largely from its Montreal workplace.
According to a press release, the transfer is a part of a lot of “structural changes” the corporate plans to make with a view to “craft an ambitious vision for its future success.”
“I would like to express my deep personal appreciation for any employee affected by today’s changes,” studio co-founder Rémi Racine mentioned in an announcement. “While changes to our structure and strategic vision have led to challenging decisions, we are confident that these decisions will position us for continued success.”
The 95 staff — 70 of whom are based mostly on the Montreal headquarters — are along with the reported 45 staff laid off in January. Those earlier layoffs had been spurred on by “changing market conditions,” according to a statement supplied to GamesIndustry.biz.
The announcement guarantees that Dead by Daylight won’t be affected. The recreation nonetheless releases frequent updates. In truth, it simply launched a Dungeons & Dragons crossover on Monday with the lich Vecna because the Entity of be aware that gamers have to flee. It also plans to release a brand new 2v8 mode and a Castlevania collaboration.
Behaviour Interactive has additionally been engaged on the in-universe Dead by Daylight spinoffs Project T, a co-op third-person shooter from Midwinter Entertainment (acquired by Behaviour in 2022), and The Casting of Frank Stone, a single-player journey from Supermassive Games. It additionally launched Meet Your Maker, a multiplayer dungeon creator and tower protection fusion recreation, final yr.
The firm has additionally been making a number of acquisitions, together with SockMonkey Studios in early 2023 and Codeglue from the Netherlands later that yr. It additionally opened one other U.Ok.-based studio in Cornwall, bringing the overall studios as much as six, together with Midwinter.
