{"id":805480,"date":"2025-12-06T05:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851407683"},"modified":"2025-12-06T05:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:26:40","slug":"game-studio-shuts-down-before-shipping-a-game-blames-internal-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/game-studio-shuts-down-before-shipping-a-game-blames-internal-leaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Studio Shuts Down Before Shipping A Game, Blames Internal Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/game-studio-shuts-down-before-shipping-a-game-blames-internal-leaks.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Possibility Space, a studio founded by State of Decay creator Jeff Strain, has shut down, according to several <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_sulcata\/status\/1778816808486572316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austin_walker\/status\/1778821680330166288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GraczykMatt\/status\/1778827370943893643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> from its former employees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/possibility-space-shut-down-jeff-strain-email-employees-1851407683\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/possibility-space-shut-down-jeff-strain-email-employees-1851407683\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Possibility Space, a studio founded by State of Decay creator Jeff Strain, has shut down, according to several social media posts from its former employees. 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