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Until Dawn Remake developer Ballistic Moon is “effectively closed”. That’s according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.

Exclusive - Until Dawn Remake Developer Ballistic Moon “Effectively Closed”

Insider Gaming has learned that Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon is "effectively closed" after failing to get funding or a publisher

insider-gaming.com

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

 

[Mr Moose]

They closed at 5pm.
Address: Second Floor, Block B, Dukes Court, Duke St, Woking GU21 5BH
Hours:
Wednesday 9 am–5 pm
Thursday 9 am–5 pm
Friday 9 am–5 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday 9 am–5 pm
Tuesday 9 am–5 pm

 

[adamsapple]

One and done, oof.

Hate to see people lose jobs but that UD remake was kind of trash.

I thought the speculation was that they were gonna make a sequel after the new ending to the UD remake.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

One and done, oof.

Hate to see people lose jobs but that UD remake was kind of trash.

I thought the speculation was that they were gonna make a sequel after the new ending to the UD remake.

Pretty sure that's with a different developer doing the rumoured sequel

 

[Fake]

That remake was a atrocity. IDK what they are expecting.

 

[Evil Calvin]

That remake was a atrocity. IDK what they are expecting.

Probably Sony directing them to make it, as the movie is coming out and Sony LOVES remasters/ remakes $$$$$$$$$

 

[nial]

Probably Sony directing them to make it, as the movie is coming out and Sony LOVES remasters/ remakes $$$$$$$$$

They probably pitched the remake to Sony, lol.

 

[Fbh]

Shame about the layoffs but this isn't very surprising.
They were founded 6 years ago and in that time their only game is a Remake of Until Dawn that some people argue is a worse way to experience the game than the original 2015 release.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Shame about the layoffs but this isn't very surprising.
They were founded 6 years ago and in that time their only game is a Remake of Until Dawn that some people argue is a worse way to experience the game than the original 2015 release.

Yeah, I don't want to wave away people getting laid off but they released a single let down of a game in 6 years. From a business standpoint it's not surprising in the slightest.

 

[envyzeal]

They probably pitched the remake so they could fund a new game. And that's the result of the funding.

 

[Deerock71]

 

[viveks86]

Literally the first few words in the OP. Lol

One and done, oof.

Hate to see people lose jobs but that UD remake was kind of trash.

I thought the speculation was that they were gonna make a sequel after the new ending to the UD remake.

The game was fine after all the patches. Launch was a dumpster fire though. No way Sony was giving a popular IP to a noname studio for a sequel. They were hungry for a project and got thrown a bone with a superfluous remake since the leads had a history with Until Dawn. It just seems like they couldn't secure funding to keep the boat afloat after that. And Sony must have cut them loose after gauging public reception

 

[Gonzito]

Man...Sony is killing it this generation. Wtf

 

[N0S]

 

[Loomy]

Weren't they poaching a bunch of staff from Supermassive for this?

 

[Evil Calvin]

They probably pitched the remake to Sony, lol.

No, when Sony greenlit the movie (Jan 2024) , SONY then got a studio to remaster/remake the game (Jan 2024)

"In January of 2024, Sony announced that it would be porting Until Dawn to PC and PS5 and tasked UK studio Ballistic Moon with this job. In May of 2024, Sony officially revealed the Until Dawn remake during the State of Play."

2024 Remake

 

[Dazraell]

One and done, oof.

Hate to see people lose jobs but that UD remake was kind of trash.

I thought the speculation was that they were gonna make a sequel after the new ending to the UD remake.

I believe some past rumors floating around mentioned Firesprite might be working on UD2

 

[nial]

No, when Sony greenlit the movie (Jan 2024) , SONY then got a studio to remaster/remake the game (Jan 2024)

"In January of 2024, Sony announced that it would be porting Until Dawn to PC and PS5 and tasked UK studio Ballistic Moon with this job. In May of 2024, Sony officially revealed the Until Dawn remake during the State of Play."

2024 Remake

You seriously believe that Sony announced the remake as soon as it started development? You seriously believe that it was made in 7 months?

 

[lughnasadh123]

Not much left to say other than I hope they all land on their feet with something good.

 

[Evil Calvin]

You seriously believe that Sony announced the remake as soon as it started development? You seriously believe that it was made in 7 months?

I'm also sure they had plans well before then for the movie as well.......both were done hand in hand.

Just like how they were working on a Twisted Metal game at the same time as they were making the TV show.

 

[nial]

I'm also sure they had plans well before then for the movie as well.......both were done hand in hand.

Just like how they were working on a Twisted Metal game at the same time as they were making the TV show.

Because it was made in just 7 months, right...

 

[Perrott]

No, when Sony greenlit the movie (Jan 2024) , SONY then got a studio to remaster/remake the game (Jan 2024)

"In January of 2024, Sony announced that it would be porting Until Dawn to PC and PS5 and tasked UK studio Ballistic Moon with this job. In May of 2024, Sony officially revealed the Until Dawn remake during the State of Play."

2024 Remake

The remake has been in development since, at the very least, summer 2021. We have internal PS Studios documents that confirm just that. Plus, when develepment footage of the remake started to leak in the spring of last year, the gameplay clips of the game running in the Unreal editor were dated "February 2022", and so on.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Unfortunate, but warranted

 

[JaksGhost]

Pretty sure that's with a different developer doing the rumoured sequel

That's with Firesprite right now. The next game BM was a multiplayer title, but they couldn't get funding or a publisher to foot the bill. The UD remake was the only thing keeping the lights on over there. We heard about the first round of layoffs months before the game even launched. The writing was on the wall that this is where they were headed.

 

[mckmas8808]

One and done, oof.

Hate to see people lose jobs but that UD remake was kind of trash.

I thought the speculation was that they were gonna make a sequel after the new ending to the UD remake.

They deserved to be closed! They did a HORRIBLE job on UD remake.

 

[balls of snow]

Yeah the 1.0 remaster was a disaster. They fix most of the issue and now its quite the showcase on the pro.

 

[MrCunningham]

Or alternatively...

Spoiler: nonsense

I use to love that DIC Dub of Sailor Moon... But then again, the older I get the more I realise that the original cast of Star Trek were gods living amongst mortal men.

 

[kiphalfton]

Another casualty of Sony.

Not sure why they figured an Until Dawn remake was a good idea.

Sony is getting almost as bad as EA and Activision at this point.

 

[near]

It was a bright idea to open an entire new studio to remake a game nobody asked for.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Another casualty of Sony.

Not sure why they figured an Until Dawn remake was a good idea.

Sony is getting almost as bad as EA and Activision at this point.

Nothing to do with Sony.

Sony hired them for a game (Until Dawn remake), which is now released. The contract is over.

Ballistic Moon failed to secure funding or a publisher for their next project. It's mentioned in the article.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I feel for the devs, but Sony should have hired Supermassive Games to make a sequel to Until Dawn instead of a remake that almost nobody asked for.

 

[BbMajor7th]

The original game was built on an early version of Decima. Porting the original to the newest iteration of that engine would have been more than enough - Guerilla and KJP have expanded it so much in the last decade. Instead, a full rebuild in UE5?

 

[neocycle]

I didn't even know they released the remake already.

I hope Sony gets the message that PS4 remakes are unwanted.
Make something new, Sony!