Call of Duty veteran's new studio, which was just announced in 2025, is being closed by Sony

Call of Duty veteran’s new studio, which was just announced in 2025, is being closed by Sony | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Industry Bluepoint Games, Sony’s famed remaster studio, is being closed as the fallout from PlayStation’s disastrous pivot to live service continues Horror Until Dawn remake studio is officially dead, a year after laying off nearly its entire staff Game Development Sony killed a fan-made Bloodborne tribute last year, as the game continues to languish on PS4: ‘Why are you making such absurd decisions, Sony?’ Gaming Industry Den of Wolves studio 10 Chambers announces ‘significant restructuring’ and layoffs, ‘including several of the studio’s co-founders’ Gaming Industry Killing Floor studio Tripwire Interactive lays off 23 people because of ‘business realities’ and all the other usual stuff MMO Former Elder Scrolls Online chief confirms Microsoft’s 2025 bloodbath drove his departure from ZeniMax: ‘Project Blackbird was the game I had waited my entire career to create’ Gaming Industry Three months after laying off a bunch of people, Payday studio Starbreeze lays off a bunch more people Gaming Industry Ubisoft closes its recently-unionized Halifax studio, says it’s not because of the unionizing Gaming Industry It’s January 13 and Ubisoft just announced its second round of layoffs for 2026, at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm Gaming Industry Ubisoft lays off 105 people at Red Storm, the studio co-founded 30 years ago by Tom Clancy, converts it to a support role FPS 16 days after Highguard’s launch, the studio has laid off ‘most of the staff’ Gaming Industry Tomb Raider is fine, Crystal Dynamics says, as it lays off employees for the fourth time in the past 12 months Gaming Industry 3 months after revealing his debut project at The Game Awards, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi loses NetEase funding for his studio Gaming Industry 3 months after laying off a bunch of people, Splash Damage has become ‘Splash Damage Group’ and acquired another studio Action MindsEye studio claims it now has ‘overwhelming evidence of organized espionage and corporate sabotage’ that somehow made its game bad, and also it’s laying off more people Popular PC Gamer ClipsCrimson DesertMarathonBest PC gearGDCQuizzes Gaming Industry Call of Duty veteran’s new studio, which was just announced in 2025, is being closed by Sony News By Andy Chalk published 24 March 2026 A month after Sony closed Bluepoint Games, it looks like Jason Blundell’s Dark Outlaw games, which was unveiled in March 2025, has met the same fate. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Just over a month after Sony confirmed the closure of its renowned remaster studio Bluepoint Games, it’s now pulled the plug on Dark Outlaw Games, founded by Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell and announced to the world just a year ago.Word of the closure first appeared on Resetera, which said Dark Outlaw was still in the “early stages” of work on an unannounced project. Very shortly after, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier said the same thing in a post on Bluesky. Both Schreier and the Resetera message said Sony had also laid off an undisclosed number of employees: Resetera said the number of employees let go is “small,” while Schreier pegged it at around 50.A Sony spokesperson confirmed the closure in a statement provided to PC Gamer. “Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Studio Business Group has made several strategic adjustments to support long-term sustainability,” the spokesperson said. “As part of this process, there were limited workforce reductions across select teams. We greatly appreciate the contributions of all those impacted.”Article continues below You may like Bluepoint Games, Sony’s famed remaster studio, is being closed as the fallout from PlayStation’s disastrous pivot to live service continues Until Dawn remake studio is officially dead, a year after laying off nearly its entire staff Sony killed a fan-made Bloodborne tribute last year, as the game continues to languish on PS4: ‘Why are you making such absurd decisions, Sony?’ Dark Outlaw was unveiled in March 2025, although it had been working on something “for a while” prior to that, Blundell said at the time. He also heaped