Probably Monsters is eliminating roles in the wake of a recently cancelled project. Senior Technical Artist Mic Marvin stated that “about 50” workers were let go in total, and Level designer Ed Bryne were focused on the internal Battle Barge team.

Senior artist Carol T has stated the following on her LinkedIn profile: “Probably Monsters has graciously canceled their 3rd project, with myself and incredibly capable colleagues now looking for work.”, Some of the layoffs appear to be in the roles of “3D Character artist” as well as “3D Character Animator”

They stated to GameDeveloper that they are currently undergoing a “realignment to support smaller, more nimble teams and projects. We believe this format better matches the needs of players and the market. […] Our hearts go out to everyone impacted as we navigate the new realities of the gaming landscape as an independent company.”

Earlier this year, they added Bungie alum Chris Opdahl, to lead an unannounced multiplayer project.  In 2021 the studio raised $250 Million in funding to use on its various development teams. One of these teams, was the studio of Firewalk studios, who recently got closed down by Sony earlier this week for the failure of Concord in August 2024. Before Sony bought Firewalk in 2023, it was one of the first teams launched by ProbableMonsters.

ProbableMonsters has yet to release or even announce a new title since. However they state they “currently has several game projects underway, in various stages from incubation to active development.”

We will have to see about any further developments from ProbableMonsters to see how they hold up.

(Link to article: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/developer-probablymonsters-lays-off-battle-barge-staff-after-project-cancellation)