What We Know
Heart Machine, the developer of Hyper Light Drifter, has laid off nearly everyone at the studio, with other reports describing the cuts as affecting the majority of its workforce.3Backed by 3 sourcespcgamer.comgameinformer.comkotaku.com The layoffs followed the collapse of a publisher deal for an unannounced project, which the studio had been working on before the project was canceled.1Backed by 1 sourcespcgamer.com
The layoffs were also described as affecting most of Heart Machine's developers after a publisher deal failed.1Context from one sourcethegamer.com Alx Preston said the team had been working on an unannounced project that was canceled after its publisher backed out.1Context from one sourcegamingbolt.com
Source Comparison
Aligned reporting3 corroborates - 2 adds context - 0 conflicts
Corroborates
- pcgamer.com↗The headline supports the reported layoffs and links them to a failed publisher deal for an unannounced game.
- gameinformer.com↗The headline independently supports the account that Heart Machine laid off nearly everyone.
- kotaku.com↗The headline supports the reported scale of the layoffs at the Hyper Light Drifter studio.