Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon "effectively closed""People are sharing bugs, but there is no one working on patch support anymore"Image credit: Ballistic Moon / PlayStation Publishing LLC News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on March 5, 2025 Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon has reportedly "effectively closed."Ballistic Moon confirmed a round of layoffs back in September 2024, issuing a statement on LinkedIn saying it had made the decision to "significantly scale down" in order to "secure" the future of the studio.According to InsiderGaming, however, "multiple sources" say that along with the 40 employees let go in September, 20 more developers have since been "quietly laid off," too, with "only the studio's founders" and "possibly" a handful of staff "at most" left.According to IG's insiders, there are no staff left at all in PR, marketing, or even development at this time, with management unable to secure any additional projects or funding.People are sharing bugs theyve found in [Until Dawn remake] to make the team aware, but there is no one working on patch support for the game anymore, one source said. The studio has effectively closed now.Anonymous sources also cited alleged issues with "weeks" of unpaid overtime.At the time of writing, there's been no formal update from Ballistic on the report.In the first two months of 2025 alone, almost 1200 developers have lost their jobs, with cuts and closures at Freejam, Splash Damage, Piranha Games, Jar of Sparks, Ubisoft, ProbablyMonsters, Iron Galaxy, Sumo Group, Liquid Sword, NetEase Games, Toast Interactive, Night School Studio, and - most recently - Callisto Protocol studio, Striking Distance.