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HISTORICAL FACTS: Supermassive - The Untold Story

Supermassive Games CEO Robert Henrysson Announces Departure After 'Until Dawn' Success

Supermassive Games CEO Robert Henrysson exits the studio as it navigates leadership changes, layoffs, and the future of Until Dawn.

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After leading the studio through 2 rounds of layoffs and 1 game release, the CEO of Supermassive is stepping down

He's also stepping down from his role at Supermassive parent Nordisk, so he can spend the summer with his family.

PC Gamer

Until Dawn 2 has sold me with its campy teen slasher vibes, and it proves there's nothing like old-school scares

Opinion | Lights! Camera! Hack-tion!

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Until Dawn 2 is coming in 2027, Baldur's Gate 3 star Neil Newbon plays a "buff idiot," and OG studio Supermassive has been replaced by PlayStation's Horizon Call of the Mountain dev

Firesprite is handling Until Dawn 2, and I'm not sure how I feel about that

GamesRadar

'Directive 8020' is an introspective look at sci-fi horror and our fear of the unknown

Supermassive Games’ space horror game reckons with the cold fear of exploring space, and what an uncertain future means for the franchise.

Space

Directive 8020 is Dark Pictures' most ambitious entry yet – and its most forgiving

Supermassive Games' latest entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology, Directive 8020, is a welcome evolution of the interactive survival horror series. But while new stealth mechanics and its forgiving Turning Points feature push the series in a refreshing new direction, the game lacks the bite of the series' prior offerings.

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Directive 8020 review: a sci-fi horror that loses tension despite its Unreal Engine 5 upgrade

Supermassive's new technical highs can't overcome the lacklustre gameplay choices.

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'When you look at horror franchises or movies or games, the sci-fi space is huge' — Directive 8020 executive producer says the simple reason for the game's space setting was because it's 'just fun'

According to Directive 8020 executive producer, Dan McDonald, Supermassive always knew that it would make a Dark Pictures game set in space.

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Directive 8020 executive producer says the Turning Points system was added for players who 'want to keep everyone alive' but also for 'a big percentage of our hardcore fans' that will replay the game to get all endings

Supermassive Games is aware that fans feel "disheartened" when they're unable to keep every character alive in its Dark Pictures games, which is one reason Directive 8020 has a rewind feature.

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Directive 8020 was 'designed with the PS5 in mind' and will offer 'sharper visuals' powered by PSSR and 'advanced ray tracing' to heighten the horror on PS5 Pro

Supermassive Games has revealed the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro features of its next major entry in its Dark Pictures Anthology, Directive 8020.

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Directive 8020 will let up to five players play local couch co-op in Supermassive Games' returning Movie Night mode, and the latest trailer demonstrates just how intense it will be

Supermassive Games has shared a new live-action trailer for its next horror game, Directive 8020, highlighting the game's couch co-op mode.

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Directive 8020 devs Supermassive Games drops a multiplayer tease ahead of its appearance in the Future Games Show Spring Showcase

Get ready for some horrifying coop

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Until Dawn studio looks to recover from layoffs, a 7-month delay, and 4 so-so Dark Pictures games in May with co-op game set to receive online multiplayer

Directive 8020 is on its way, I hope

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I finished Little Nightmares 3, but I don’t think the developers did

Little Nightmares 3 has solid foundations in its predecessors, but its lack of ambition and heart makes for a dull and uninspired playthrough.

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Little Nightmares 3 review: "An overly safe, uneven, and half-baked follow-up where co-op is a hindrance instead of the evolution it should've been"

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'Directive 8020' is 'The Thing' in space, but is developer Supermassive Games biting off more than it can chew?

Directive 8020 is shaking up the Supermassive Games formula for better and for worse.

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Supermassive Games is adding a new tool to its next horror game Directive 8020 that'll give players a 'second chance' to save their favourite characters

You can fill in the Turning Point map like some twisted sticker book.

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Supermassive Games' new sci-fi horror game Directive 8020 doesn't just let you redo your worst mistakes, it also speaks to my completionist heart

Preview | After just 40 minutes with Directive 8020, I was already planning a full completionist run

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Directive 8020 developers on finally introducing the one feature that I always wanted in Until Dawn – and why it will change how you play

Supermassive Games' upcoming horror game, Directive 8020, will let players rewind their decisions, but the series' classic way of playing will still be an option.

PC Gamer

Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games set to lay off another 36 employees after a 'redundancy consultation process', delays Directive 8020 to 2026

"We anticipate losing" is a funny way to say "we're laying off".

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"Let's amp up everything" — Directive 8020 is Alien meets The Thing, and it's introducing these huge changes for Supermassive's cinematic horror games

I played Directive 8020 and spoke to the game director at Summer Game Fest 2025. This cinematic sci-fi horror is Alien meets The Thing, with two huge changes.

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After ‘Until Dawn,’ Supermassive Is Finally Making Its Boldest Horror Game Yet

Directive 8020 is a terrifying horror experience from Supermassive Games, but it feels more like an evolution for the studio's Dark Pictures style of games.

GamesRadar

Until Dawn studio's first sci-fi game is a body horror fest inspired by John Carpenter with tons of Lethal Company tension, and I've never been so excited to turn into a pile of sludge

Summer Preview 2025 | Directive 8020 is my dream nightmare

PC Gamer

'We encourage you to live with your choices, but if you want to change it, you can:' Supermassive explains why it's adding a flowchart to its narrative horror with Directive 8020

Supermassive Games isn't just heading to a new frontier, but changing up how permanent choices can be too.

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Little Nightmares 3: Everything you need to know about the horror game from Supermassive

Little Nightmares 3 from Until Dawn developer Supermassive is finally here, so here's a complete guide on what you need to know before picking it up

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