Telltale Games Lays Off Majority of Staff Again, 5 Years After Previous Mass Layoffs

Telltale Games laid off most of its staff again in September 2022, 5 years after major layoffs in 2018.

The layoffs impacted development of The Wolf Among Us 2 and other projects, but Telltale says all games in progress are still being worked on.

Telltale said "current market conditions" led to the layoffs, amid waves of gaming industry layoffs in 2022.

Former Telltale developer Jonah Huang called for game industry unionization in response to the layoffs.

Huang and others see unions as a way to fight for fair treatment of workers during layoffs and improve job security overall.