Two earth-shaking pieces of video game industry stories dropped yesterday. First, Microsoft revealed it is laying off another 650 staff members, then, the shocking news that every member of the Annapurna Interactive team had left the publishing house broke.
Over the past few years, Annapurna has become one of the most reliable indie publishers, helping to release dozens of hits, like Outer Wilds, Kentucky Route Zero, Stray, Cocoon, and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
Remedy and Annapurna are teaming up to bring us Control 2.
Alongside its library of already-released titles, Annapurna Interactive still has 14 indie games it is scheduled to publish, including the hotly-anticipated Mixtape.
While the impact of what's happening at Annapurna is likely to affect these games, developers have begun to reassure fans on social media that everything should be okay.
When the news of Annapurna's exodus broke yesterday, the company's founder said, "Our top priority is continuing to support our developer and publishing partners during this transition." However, that didn't stop concerned fans from worrying about the upcoming titles. Because of this, many of these studios have now started to share their own messages on social media.
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