Hyper Light studio Heart Machine lays off 'nearly everyone' after publishing deal for unannounced game falls through
Studio founder Alx Preston said he's "not sure yet what's next for Heart Machine to survive."
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Hyper Light studio Heart Machine lays off 'nearly everyone' after publishing deal for unannounced game falls through
Studio founder Alx Preston said he's "not sure yet what's next for Heart Machine to survive."
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Hyper Light studio Heart Machine lays off 'nearly everyone' after publisher deal for unannounced game falls through
Studio founder Alx Preston said he's "not sure yet what's next for Heart Machine to survive."
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| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.61 | +0.215 44% | 2 distinct tier-1/2 orgs, counted once each: PC Gamer and Nintendo Life. Saturates at 5. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.78 | +0.196 40% | PC Gamer is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.01 | +0.002 0% | The sources carry no usable publish times, so the rate could not be measured from them directly. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.40 | +0.080 16% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
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What happened
Studio founder Alx Preston said he's "not sure yet what's next for Heart Machine to survive." It's another day of bleak news for the industry. Alx Preston, the founder of Hyper Light Drifter studio Heart Machine, has announced that the studio is facing closure after a key publisher "decided to no longer move forward" with an unannounced title, resulting in "nearly everyone" on the team being laid off. In a message shared on Preston's LinkedIn, the founder described the news as "devastating," noting that "everyone will be provided with as much support as possible, including assisting with placement". com
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- 01 Pcgamer first seen Hyper Light studio Heart Machine lays off 'nearly everyone' after publisher deal for unannou
- 02 Nintendolife +15.1h Hyper Light Drifter Studio Forced To Lay Off "Nearly Everyone" As Publishing Deal Falls Thro
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