Former Dr Disrespect studio ‘Midnight Society’ closes and cancels Deadrop

Midnight Society has been an interesting studio to follow. The company, founded by streamer Dr Disrespect, was working on its own extraction shooter, with a Counter-Strike style skin system that would see players owning their own skins with the ability to trade or sell. The studio faced financial struggles months ago after cutting ties with Dr Disrespect and now, the studio is shutting down for good. 

In an announcement, Midnight Society confirmed that it will be closing its doors after three years in the game development business. The company was working on Deadrop, which had around 10,000 players in the early alpha stages of development. However, now that the company is shutting down, Deadrop will no longer be pushed through to a full release.

In the meantime, Midnight Society, which employed just over 50 game developers, is now actively searching for job openings at other studios to help workers get back on their feet.

Just a few months ago after laying off half of the Deadrop team, Midnight Society stated that it was still on track to launch the game in 2025. At the time, I struggled with this idea, as losing half of your development team certainly isn't going to result in work getting done faster. Now just one month into the new year, we can see that this timeline was unrealistic.

KitGuru Says: Deadrop will no longer launch and all of those who spent money on expensive NFTs to gain access are unlikely to get any of their money back. 

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