Midwinter reportedly shut down following Project T cancellation
Behaviour
Interactive
has
announced
the
cancellation
of
Dead
by
Daylight
spinoff
Project
T,
with
its
developer
Midwinter
Entertainment
allegedly
also
being
shut
down
as
a
result.
News
of
Project
T’s
cancellation
came
through
Behaviour
yesterday,
with
a
social
media
post
explaining
that
following
a
“thorough
internal
risk
assessment”
and
a
“deep
analysis”
following
a
playtest,
the
outcome
was
“unsatisfactory
overall
results.”
As
a
result,
the
project
is
being
cancelled,
the
team
said.
Following
this
announcement
and
as
reported
by
Game
Developer,
several
Midwinter
employees
have
shared
on
social
media
that
they’ve
been
laid
off
due
to
the
studio
closure.
An
animation
and
art
lead
shared
on
Linkedin
that
their
time
at
the
studio
had
come
to
“an
abrupt
end
due
to
the
studio
closure.”
Similarly,
a
senior
sound
designer
said
on
the
platform
that
the
studio
“shut
down.”
A
lead
game
designer
also
shared
that
the
“studio
abruptly
closed
today.”
GamesIndustry.biz
has
reached
out
to
Behaviour
for
confirmation.
Midwinter
was
acquired
by
Behaviour
in
May
2022,
from
cloud
tech
firm
Improbable.