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by Sony Interactive Entertainment is shutting down Dark Outlaw Games, according to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier via social media<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Dark Outlaw Games was founded by former Treyarch co-studio head Jason Blundell. He was a lead creator on the Zombies mode in Call of Duty<\/em> before leaving Activision Blizzard in 2020 after 13\u00a0 years.<\/span><\/p>\n PlayStation is also making other cuts that includes mobile development. Around 50 employees are being laid off.<\/span><\/p>\n “More layoffs today: PlayStation is closing Dark Outlaw Games, a studio formed last year by former Call of Duty lead Jason Blundel,” said Schreier. “PlayStation is also making other cuts including in mobile development. Around 50 people laid off.”<\/span><\/p>\n A user on ResetEra<\/a> that broke the story before Schreier claims Dark Outlaw Games was in the early stages of development of its first project.<\/span><\/p>\n This is second studio closed by PlayStation in as many months with the announcement<\/a>\u00a0Bluepoint Games would be shutting down. Around 70 employees have lost their jobs at Bluepoint.<\/span><\/p>\n
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