In-development games still in production after layoffs at Telltale games

After the tweet by former Telltale Games Cinematic Artist Jonah Huang in which he revealed that he had been laid off from Telltale Games back in early September. The studio behind The Walking Dead: The Game and Wolf Among Us soon officially confirmed to Game Informer that they had to let some of their team members go.

They also confirmed that all the games they have been developing are still in production. Jonah Huang, in his tweet, expressed the need for unionization in the gaming industry as well.

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Wolf Among Us dev reveals “Telltale laid most of us off early September”

The layoffs occurred only weeks after UK-based studio Flavourworks acquired Telltale Games. The exact number of employees who have been let go from this game studio has not been revealed. Jonah Huang, the former Telltale Games dev, did reveal that he received a severance package.

This is a sore subject, but I feel it necessary to add to the gaming layoff news: Telltale laid most of us off early September. Status of TWAU2, I can't say (NDA).

Now, I focus on what matters to me—my own game, and the following words:

Games industry, we must UNIONIZE.

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— jjonahjonahson (@jjonahjonahson) October 5, 2023

This tweet above by Jonah Huang shed some light on the current layoffs at Telltale Games.

This game studio was also subject to mass layoffs back in 2018, when over 90 percent of the staff were let go. The studio itself had to close down the next year. Almost a year after its closure, the studio was resurrected with the help of the current Telltale Games CEO, Jamie Ottilie, and many other investors.

In their statement to Game Informer, Telltale Games stated that they “did not take this action lightly, and our commitment to storytelling and finding new ways to do so remains the same. We are grateful to everyone for their dedication along this journey, and we are working to support everyone impacted.”

The last major update from Telltale Games was when they released the teaser trailer for Wolf Among Us 2 during The Game Awards 2019. But this game has since been delayed to 2024.

Source: Gameinformer