'Nearly Everyone' Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: 'I'm Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives'
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{ "epilogue": "Heart Machine laid off nearly everyone at the studio after a publisher withdrew funding and dropped an unannounced game. Following the staff reductions and the cancellation of the unannounced title, the studio faced potential closure.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage regarding the ultimate survival of the developer." }
Epilogue added 1d ago, after coverage quieted.
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