Report: Telltale Games Is Officially Finished, Lays Off Remainder Of The Crew

Late in September, we sadly said goodbye to the infamous Telltale Studios after layoffs of over 250 people left the company with but a 25 person skeleton crew. This crew was to stay on to finish up on left-over projects, such as The Walking Dead: The Final Chapter and Netflix's Minecraft Story Mode.

This was corroborated by a member of Telltale staff Rachel Noel who worked as Lead Narrative Designer for the company, as she was left on as part of the 25.

I can’t confirm anything and please remember I don’t speak for Telltale, but through good fortune or sheer dumb luck I’m one of the remaining skeleton crew at the company. I’ve seen a lot of people unsure of what that means for the company and if we’re staying open. We’re not.

— Retchel Necronoelicon (@anameformyself) September 23, 2018

Earlier today, Noel tweeted yet again to say that the 25 were now laid off. No official confirmation has been given, but her tweet says that the entire team is gone now.

Heeeeyyyy remember how there was going to be a skeleton crew staying on for a while and I was part of it? Nah, jk, we all just got laid off, too.

— Retchel Necronoelicon (@anameformyself) October 4, 2018

We knew that the plug would be pulled soon, but not just how quickly that it ended up happening. What will come out of unfinished projects that people have already paid for like TWD? Our hearts go out to everyone that has lost their jobs in his debacle, considering there were around 400 employees at Telltale Games prior to November 2017. The sudden 250 this past month came as a shock, considering so many projects were in the works, such as The Wolf Among Us Season 2 and Stranger Things, among others.

This is a developing story and we will continue to report on this matter as more details come...