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2023/2024 - The Years WokeSlop Flopped (and their Consequences for the Games Industry)

End of 2022:

Saints Row (2022) (Volition/Deep Silver) – August 23, 2022 – Consequence: Studio Closure

Gotham Knights (WB Games Montréal/Warner Bros. Games) – October 21, 2022 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Layoffs

New Tales from the Borderlands (Gearbox Studio Quebec/2K) – October 21, 2022

2023:

Forspoken (Square Enix/Luminous Productions) – January 24, 2023 (Consultant: Black Girl Gamers) – Consequence: Studio Closure

Dead Space (2023) (Motive Studio/Electronic Arts) – January 27, 2023 – Consequence: Sequel Cancelled, Now Battlefield Support Studio

Season: A Letter to the Future (Scavengers Studio) – January 31, 2023 – Consequence: Massive Layoffs

Redfall (Arkane Austin/Bethesda Softworks) – May 2, 2023 – Consequence: Studio Closure

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (Mimimi Games) – August 17, 2023 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Studio Closure

Immortals of Aveum (Ascendant Studios/Electronic Arts) – August 22, 2023 – Consequence: Studio Closure

HYENAS (Creative Assembly/Sega) – Cancelled September 2023 – Consequence: Major Layoffs

The Lamplighters League (Harebrained Schemes/Paradox Interactive) – October 3, 2023 – Consequence: Massive Layoffs

Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – October 27, 2023 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc., Hit Detection LLC)

2024:

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft) – January 18, 2024 – Consequence: Team disbanded

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Games) – February 2, 2024 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Layoffs

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Don’t Nod/Focus Entertainment) – February 13, 2024 – Consequence: Major Layoffs

Skull and Bones (Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft) – February 16, 2024 – Consequence: Layoffs

Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios/Electronic Arts) – April 23, 2024 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Studio Closure

Homeworld 3 (Blackbird Interactive/Gearbox Publishing) – May 13, 2024 – Consequence: Layoffs

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios) – May 21, 2024

Capes (Spitfire Interactive/Daedalic Entertainment) – May 29, 2024 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.)

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (A44 Games) – July 18, 2024 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Massive Layoffs?

Dustborn (Red Thread Games/Quantic Dream) – August 20, 2024

Concord (Firewalk Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – August 23, 2024 – Consequence: Studio Closure

Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft) – August 30, 2024

Unknown 9: Awakening (Reflector Entertainment/Bandai Namco) – October 17, 2024 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Layoffs

Life Is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games/Square Enix) – October 29, 2024 (Consultant: Sweet Baby Inc.) – Consequence: Layoffs

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/Electronic Arts) – October 31, 2024