Indie game studio Possibility Space ceases operations, lays off employees
Independent game studio Possibility Space has been closed down by its CEO, Jeff Strain. The news was initially shared on X by the company's former employees. Founded in 2021 to develop an AAA game, the studio had recruited industry veterans such as Austin Walker from Waypoint and Liz England from Ubisoft. Possibility Space's closure comes after Crop Circle Games, another studio under Strain's Prytania Media ownership, shut down last month. Strain co-founded Prytania Media with his wife, Annie Delisi Strain.
Confidential information leak led to studio shutdown
Polygon reporter Nicole Carpenter received an email from Strain, expressing his disappointment over the leak of confidential details about Possibility Space's flagship title, Project Vonnegut. The information was leaked to Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach. Following this leak, an unnamed publisher withdrew their funding support for the studio, leading to a mutual decision to cancel Project Vonnegut and ultimately resulting in the closure of Possibility Space. All studio employees across the globe have been laid off.
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Annie Delisi shares concerns over privacy
Possibility Space isn't the first studio to experience game details being leaked to the press, and why this information was detrimental enough to result in the loss of publisher funding, remains unclear. Earlier this month, Annie Delisi also released a perplexing letter (via IGN), attributing Crop Circle Games' closure to an economic downturn. She also revealed her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and expressed concerns that Kotaku's Gach might disclose details about her health without consent.
