• Business Production News Hinterland confirms layoffs after delaying The Long Dark sequel Studio leadership said the cuts were needed to order to preserve financial resources. • February 12, 2026 Hinterland is laying off 10 full-time employees after delayingThe Long DarksequelBlackfrost. • Studio founder and CEO Raphael van Lieropshared the news on LinkedInand explained the company has also decided against extending the fixed-term contracts of four employees. • “Like most self-publishing developers, Hinterland is not insulated from the tumultuous state of the game industry at this time. • But this decision is primarily motivated by progress around our projects.Blackfrost, our sequel toThe Long Dark, needs more time in development before we will be able to launch it in Early Access,” wrote van Lierop. • “Pushing the game out beyond the end of 2026 means pushing significant expected revenue out as well, and these layoffs will help us preserve the financial resources required to get the game to launch as well as to continue supporting our other games.” The redundancies won’t impact the release of The Long Dark Episode Five: The Light at the End of all Things, which is still slated to launch on March 31, 2026.
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- Hinterland confirms layoffs after delaying The Long Dark sequel Studio leadership said the cuts were needed to order to preserve financial resources. Hinterland is laying off 10 full-time employees after delaying The Long Dark sequel Blackfrost. Studio founder and CEO Raphael van Lierop shared the news on LinkedIn and explained the company has also decided against extending the fixed-term contracts of four employees. “Like most self-publishing developers, Hinterland is not insulated from the tumultuous state of the game industry at this time. But this decision is primarily motivated by progres
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