PlayStation Shuts Down Dark Outlaw Games A Year After Its Formation
PlayStation is shutting down one of its first-party studios before it ever put out a game. On Tuesday, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that PlayStation is closing Dark Outlaw Games.
If you recall, Dark Outlaw Games was formed in March 2025 by former Call of Duty Zombies lead Jason Blundell.
At the time, Blundell said that they had been “working away in the shadows”, but when they had something to talk about, they would step forward.
That something never came, and the studio is gone after only a year. It also becomes the second Blunell studio to be shut down by PlayStation. His prior company, Deviation, was closed in 2024.
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Details on why the studio is being closed are currently unknown.
In addition to Dark Outlaw Games, Schreier reports that PlayStation is making cuts to its mobile development team as well. In total, roughly 50 people are losing their jobs.
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