Jeff Strain lawsuit accuses NetEase of spreading ‘defamatory rumors’ that led to his studios’ closure
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Jeff Strain lawsuit accuses NetEase of spreading ‘defamatory rumors’ that led to his studios’ closure | Massively Overpowered

Possibility Space closes down, founder blames staff leaks

Possibility Space have closed down, with all staff laid off immediately without guaranteed severance, and CEO Jeff Strain implies staff are to blame.

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Jeff Strain shuts down Possibility Space studio via email, blaming internal leaks to the press | Massively Overpowered

Possibility Space, an indie game studio that launched in 2021 with the goal of creating a AAA title, has been shut down abruptly. In an email to staff, CEO Jeff Strain blamed an employee leak about the studio's major title to a Kotaku reporter. This, Strain said, led to an unnamed publisher expressing "low confidence" about funding the studio, and the cancelation of the title by mutual agreement. Engadget attempts to make sense of the sequence of events here.

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Indie game studio Possibility Space shuts down, CEO blames leaks to reporter

Possibility Space, an independent game studio with employees distributed across the globe, was abruptly shut down today.

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"Assembly theory is cool... but doesn't quite do what its inventors say it does."

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reviewing this recent Nature paper:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06600-9

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Former State Of Decay founder launches new studio

Jeff Strain formerly co-founder of ArenaNet and founder of Undead Labs has now launched Possibility Space, a new distributed studio working on a "joyful game".