In March, Telltale Games confirmed the delay in the release of The Wolf Among Us 2 , while emphasizing that the team needs more time to port the game to Unreal Engine 5. In the face of the latest news, we cannot clearly state whether there is a chance that we will ever play the expected production.
The studio provided several unforgettable stories years ago, but over time we received more and more disturbing news. In 2018, Telltale Games got rid of almost all its employees overnight. After a year, the team returned thanks to the new owner, who hired some specialists with experience in the development of the company’s games.
Jonah Huang, a cut-scene artist, commented on the disturbing state of the studio and admitted that at the beginning of September, Telltale Games fired “most” of its employees.
This is a sore topic, but I feel I have to add it on the subject of gaming layoffs: Telltale laid off most of us in early September. I cannot reveal the status of TWAU2 (NDA).
Now I focus on what is important to me – my own game and the following words: Gaming industry, we must unite.
This is a sore subject, but I feel it necessary to add to the gaming layoff news: Telltale laid most of us off early September. Status of TWAU2, I can't say (NDA).
Now, I focus on what matters to me—my own game, and the following words:
Games industry, we must UNIONIZE.
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— jjonahjonahson (@jjonahjonahson) October 5, 2023
The developer confirmed that it had signed a contract and therefore cannot reveal anything as part of its severance package that would “cause any harm to Telltale.” Currently, we cannot count on details revealing the exact status of The Wolf Among Us 2, but considering the layoffs, the project is most likely not being developed.
Our team was very small and I was really excited to play. Telltale has not yet released any information about what happened, Huang added.
In recent news, the artist has repeatedly emphasized that he does not want to harm the studio, but he decided to share how he felt about being fired
Source: VGC