Don’t Nod has struggled to land a major hit throughout the 2020s, and the studio’s financial outlook has continued to worsen. The company now warns that, without significant changes, it could run out of money by 2027.

To address this, management is preparing a wider “transformation” project that would reduce headcount by up to 90 employees and consolidate production into a single‑site operation. The aim is to focus resources on one project at a time rather than spreading the team across multiple developments.

As part of the plan, Don’t Nod says it is “refocusing its operations in France around a single production line, bringing together the expertise required to launch new projects before the completion of current productions.” The board approved the proposal on September 4th, and talks with employee representatives and unions are now underway.

Don’t Nod’s most recent release, Aphelion, has not improved the company’s financial trajectory. A small‑scale licensed project with Netflix has helped keep the studio afloat this year, but further cuts and new funding will be required to stabilise operations. Securing investment for fresh projects may prove difficult in the current AAA landscape though, as major publishers are concentrating on established franchises rather than backing new IP.

KitGuru Says: Don’t Nod has produced some excellent games over the years, but the studio now faces a difficult restructuring period. Hopefully things can turn around over the next few months. 

DON'T NOD, the studio behind the recently released Aphelion and the team behind the first two Life is Strange titles, is currently looking for a way to secure its future after Tencent decided against further short-term investment in the narrative-focused studio. Following claims made by French reporter Gauthier 'Gautoz' Andres that the studio is rapidly approaching a situation where it would be "out of cash," DON'T NOD responded to the claims in a statement sent to Game Developer. Though the studio did not claim the situation to be as dire as Andres put it, it confirmed that Tencent had decided […]

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NVIDIA's cloud streaming GeForce NOW service has just revealed the next seven games supported by the cloud service, which brings all of your games across multiple storefronts into one place. This latest batch adds titles like Super Meat Boy 3D and Aphelion, though just as significant as the new games entering the service is the fact that the GeForce NOW summer sale means it's the best time to subscribe if you haven't already. Starting with the games, though there are technically seven titles now supported by the cloud service, one of this week's entries is only a demo, with the […]

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