The games industry is bleeding out, and not just at the top level as companies like Sony and Microsoft and EA cut hundreds and hundreds of employees seemingly every other week even as they report enormous profits and success. Many smaller independent developers are struggling as well, just without the AAA billions behind them, and some studios are closing up shop entirely amid a widespread struggle to secure funding as publishers hunker down to weather the storm.
In the past few weeks alone, a few standout indie closures have saddened fans and deepened the concerns of developers who may be in similar positions. Every time I sat down to write this article, it seemed like another studio would announce its shutdown or end production.
