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Directive 8020 gets major update with online multiplayer, cosmetics and more
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Directive 8020 gets major update with online multiplayer, cosmetics and more

Supermassive Games’ Directive 8020 has gotten a major free update adding online multiplayer, a number of different modes and more. Directive 8020 gets major update with online multiplayer, cosmetics and more first appeared on KitGuru.

1d ago
GamingBolt
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Directive 8020 Finally Adds Online Multiplayer in New Update

While lacking crossplay, up to five players can experience the sci-fi horror together, voting on choices and trying to survive.

1d ago
In Time for Halloween, Directive 8020 Adds Online Multiplayer in Major Update on PS5
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In Time for Halloween, Directive 8020 Adds Online Multiplayer in Major Update on PS5

Here's The Thing. Developer Supermassive Games has just released a big new update for its latest Dark Pictures horror adventure, Directive 8020. The free update adds online multiplayer to the sci-fi narrative game, letting up to five players (a copy of the game each is required) enjoy the...

2d ago
Gematsu
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Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game online multiplayer mode update now available

Supermassive Games has released a free update for science-fiction survival horror adventure game Directive 8020: …

2d ago
Directive 8020 Multiplayer Gets Release Date
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Directive 8020 Multiplayer Gets Release Date

The latest entry from Supermassive's Dark Pictures series finally announces the release date for multiplayer play.

Oct 12, 2026
VGC
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Two months after announcing layoff plans, Supermassive Games has laid off ‘more than 70’ staff

The studio's latest game, Directive 8020, was released earlier this year

Oct 6, 2026
Following through on their warning, Until Dawn and Directive 8020 devs Supermassive lay off "more than 70" staff
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Following through on their warning, Until Dawn and Directive 8020 devs Supermassive lay off "more than 70" staff

Horror game makers Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, have followed through on plans to lay off staff not long after the launch of Directive 8020. Read more

Oct 6, 2026
Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week
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Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week

Supermassive Games - the developer behind games such as Directive 8020 and the original Until Dawn - seems to have lost over 70 staff today as part of widespread layoffs at the company. Read more

Oct 6, 2026
Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game
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Supermassive Lays Off 70 People Less Than Six Months After Releasing Its New Sci-Fi Horror Game

Directive 8020 was met with mixed reviews on Steam

Oct 5, 2026
Directive 8020 Will Finally Add Online Multiplayer Just In Time For Spooky Season
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Directive 8020 Will Finally Add Online Multiplayer Just In Time For Spooky Season

While the game's Movie Night mode supports local co-op, Supermassive will add its online component this October

Sep 30, 2026
Directive 8020 Deluxe Edition (PS5) $40 + Free S&H
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Directive 8020 Deluxe Edition (PS5) $40 + Free S&H

Amazon [amazon.com] has *Directive 8020 Deluxe Edition *(PlayStation 5) for *$39.99*. *Shipping is free*. GameStop [gamestop.com] has *Directive 8020 Deluxe Edition* (PS5) for *$39.99*. Select...

Sep 7, 2026
Supermassive Games announces layoffs impacting up to 75 employees
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Supermassive Games announces layoffs impacting up to 75 employees

The Until Dawn creator most recently released Directive 8020.

Aug 11, 2026
Supermassive Games Cuts 75 Jobs in Third Layoff Round as Directive 8020 Fails to Break Out
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Supermassive Games Cuts 75 Jobs in Third Layoff Round as Directive 8020 Fails to Break Out

Supermassive Games, the independent UK studio behind Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has announced another round of layoffs that could affect up to 75 employees. The cuts arrive less than three months after the release of Directive 8020 and represent the studio’s third...

Aug 11, 2026
Supermassive Games are the latest studio to announce layoff plans, with 75 jobs at risk just three months after Directive 8020 launch
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Supermassive Games are the latest studio to announce layoff plans, with 75 jobs at risk just three months after Directive 8020 launch

Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology devs Supermassive Games have announced the beginning of redundancy consultations for up to 75 of its staff, a process that will almost certainly add to the thousands of layoffs endured by the games industry over the past few years. Posted on Not Twitter...

Aug 11, 2026
Supermassive Games to undergo layoffs following mixed reception to Directive 8020
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Supermassive Games to undergo layoffs following mixed reception to Directive 8020

Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is preparing for a significant round of layoffs following the release of its latest title, Directive 8020. The company expects around 75 employees to be let go following a reduncancy consultation process. Supermassive...

Aug 11, 2026
3 months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off even more people
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3 months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off even more people

Three months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off employees. In a brief message posted on X, the studio said it has begun a redundancy process that will see up to 75 of its people put out of work... Read more.

Aug 11, 2026
Third Straight Year Of Layoffs Hits Until Dawn, Little Nightmares 3 Dev Supermassive
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Third Straight Year Of Layoffs Hits Until Dawn, Little Nightmares 3 Dev Supermassive

Supermassive Games has announced job cuts for "up to 75" people--marking the third straight year of significant layoffs at the studio. This latest round of reductions comes almost three months after the release of Directive 8020, the newest entry in The Dark Pictures horror anthology. In a...

Aug 11, 2026
3 months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off even more people
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3 months after the release of Directive 8020, Supermassive Games is laying off even more people

This will be the third round of layoffs in less than three years.

Aug 11, 2026
Until Dawn and Directive 8020 Developer Supermassive Games Will Lay Off "Up To 75" People
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Until Dawn and Directive 8020 Developer Supermassive Games Will Lay Off "Up To 75" People

Supermassive Games, developers of games like Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has announced it's likely letting go of several of its employees. In an image shared to social media, the company made a statement that it has begun a "redundancy consultation process." When it...

Aug 11, 2026
GamingBolt
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Supermassive Games Begins Redundancy Consultation Process, Up to 75 Layoffs Expected

The studio behind Directive 8020 and Little Nightmares 3 calls this a "necessary step to help ensure" its sustainability.

Aug 11, 2026
Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Cutting Up to 75 Staff, Following Mixed Response to Directive 8020
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Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Cutting Up to 75 Staff, Following Mixed Response to Directive 8020

Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has announced layoffs impacting up to 75 staff — the studio's third round of job losses in three years.

Aug 11, 2026
VGC
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Dark Pictures Anthology studio Supermassive Games is laying off up to 75 staff ‘to ensure sustainability’

The Until Dawn and The Quarry studio's last game was Directive 8020

Aug 11, 2026
Supermassive Games CEO steps down
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Supermassive Games CEO steps down

Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is undergoing a leadership change. Just over a month on from the release of the studio's latest game, Directive 8020, Supermassive CEO, Robert Henrysson, has announced that he has stepped down from his role and...

Jun 30, 2026
After leading the studio through 2 rounds of layoffs and 1 game release, the CEO of Supermassive is stepping down
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After leading the studio through 2 rounds of layoffs and 1 game release, the CEO of Supermassive is stepping down

Less than two months after the release of its latest game, Directive 8020, Supermassive Games CEO Robert Henrysson has announced that he is stepping down from the position as well as his role at parent company Nordisk Games... Read more.

Jun 29, 2026
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