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Dr Disrespect’s Midnight Society studio shuts down before releasing its first game (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by AfricanGrey@lemmy.zip to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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Summary:

Midnight Society, the game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect, has shut down and canceled its in-development game, Deadrop. This follows significant layoffs in September after the studio cut ties with Dr Disrespect in June due to inappropriate messages he exchanged with a minor. Ironically, shortly after the studio's closure, YouTube reinstated Dr Disrespect's monetization, citing a review of his recent activity and a warning against future violations. Midnight Society, founded in 2021, was developing Deadrop, a free-to-play extraction shooter initially funded by NFT sales. The studio stated they are trying to find other employment opportunities for their team.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 55 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's always a shame when a game just disappears instead of sharing all that work.

a free-to-play extraction shooter initially funded by NFT sales

It's usually a shame when a game just disappears instead of sharing all that work.

[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

I for one am quite disappointed we didn't get to enjoy this dumpster fire for a week or two. An NFT extraction shooter would have some of the most sophisticated cheats and bots gaming has ever seen built for it within a week. Also the eventual market crash this game would have would've been interesting to see. Not to mention the friendships ruined over losing a round of a video game where actual life changing money is on the line.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

...and nothing of value was lost.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He's got the Midas touch, if Midas turned stuff to shit instead of gold

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

Also known as the Mierdas touch

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Im shocked 🙆‍♀️

[–] TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

WTF is a vertical extraction shooter??

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Where the map you are on requires you fighting your way upward, something like a skyscraper, to get to the top to an extraction point

[–] TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Thank you!

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Good.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Oh no! Anyway.