Worker-owned cooperative studio The Glory Society is suspending operations after 4 years of growth on its exploration sport Revenant Hill.
The studio introduced its shuttering right now through posts on social media and on its official web site, stating that the closure was “amicable” and the choice of the complete group following “critical well being points” that impacted two key group members who have been “exhausting to switch.”
It’s unclear whether or not that is the tip of the studio itself, however The Glory Society did affirm that is the tip of growth on Revenant Hill. Revenant Hill was unveiled earlier this 12 months at a PlayStation showcase, seemingly indicating that on the time it was nonetheless on monitor for launch. The sport had the same artwork and exploration model to Night within the Woods, however occurred in 1919 in a quickly altering neighborhood.
The remainder of The Glory Society’s assertion is as follows:
We are a cooperative, and we make choices as a gaggle. For us, this was the clear path to take for the well-being of the group, which is frankly extra necessary than video games. In the long run, after the mud has settled, maybe we’ll discuss what we have made and discovered collectively. In the meantime, we need to thank everybody who labored with us, supported us, and believed in us
Sometimes issues occur past your management that change the obtainable choices and also you simply need to roll with it collectively. Glory was a challenge in and of itself, and it’s one we’re proud to have been a part of. Thank you for caring about what we did. Take care of one another, and help the employees doing the labor of constructing the video games you like. We’ll see you round.
Update: In a press release on Twitter, studio co-creator Scott Benson specified additional a few of the well being points, saying that he had been recognized with extreme coronary heart failure, “most probably from a virus” that was impacting his capability to work:
So. Over the previous 12 months or so I obtained very sick and it did not go away. Eventually I used to be recognized with extreme coronary heart failure, most probably from a virus. It will proceed to enormously restrict me for the foreseeable future and as such I’ve needed to cease working within the method I as soon as did.
— Down Here For Your Soul (@bombsfall) November 7, 2023
Original story continues: The Glory Society was based again in 2019 by Scott Benson, Bethany Hockenberry, and Wren Farren after Benson and Hockenberry’s work collectively on Night within the Woods. The studio was constructed as a cooperative the place staff make choices collectively, democratically, moderately than being run by a CEO or different singular chief. Other employee coops within the business embody studios equivalent to Motion Twin, KO_OP, Future Club, Soft Not Weak, and Lucid Tales.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a narrative tip? Send it to [email protected].
