Midnight Society cuts dev team following Dr Disrespect drama Dr Disrespect\/Midnight SocietyGame studio Midnight Society has laid off part of its development team following drama with co-founder and YouTube star Dr Disrespect. The studio was revealed back in 2021 and quickly grew in popularity as YouTube star Dr Disrespect was heavily involved in its launch. In June 2024, however, Midnight Society cut ties with Dr Disrespect after he admitted to inappropriately messaging a minor in a post on X. This news prompted many players to abandon the studio\u2019s game, DEADROP, calling it \u201cdead in the water.\u201d Studio head Robert Bowling revealed on September 6, 2024, that they laid off \u201ca number\u201d of developers \u2013 leaving many wondering about the future of the studio and its upcoming title. \u201cHey Everyone \u2013 There is no denying that today is an extremely difficult day for everyone. My focus remains the same as it has always been, to support the developers of this game in their efforts to ship DEADROP,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever today, we are going to lose a number of those team members. Despite those affected no longer holding the Midnight Society role here, they remain a cherished and valued member of the community and legacy of this game, and my entire being is dedicated to seeing them join us again in the future.\u201d Bowling followed up with another statement on September 9, reinforcing the studio\u2019s plan to meet DEADROP\u2019s 2025 release window. \u201cThese measures, while difficult, are designed to strengthen our foundation and renew focus on our core mission. Despite these challenges, we remain dedicated to launching DEADROP in 2025. We\u2019ll be sharing our revised plans and milestones in the near future, and we thank you for your continued faith in our vision,\u201d he explained. The follow-up message was shared by DEADROP-focused content creator Jok5rr, who claims \u201croughly 50%\u201d of the development team was laid off \u2013 although Bowling did not confirm that amount himself. Users were quite shocked about the decision, but are left waiting to see what happens with the future of the extraction shooter. This comes just after Dr Disrespect returned to the internet with a stream on YouTube that quickly became his highest-viewed broadcast on the platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Midnight Society cuts dev team following Dr Disrespect drama Dr Disrespect\/Midnight SocietyGame studio Midnight Society has laid off part of its development team following drama with co-founder and YouTube star Dr Disrespect. The studio was revealed back in 2021 and quickly grew in popularity as YouTube star Dr Disrespect was heavily involved in its launch. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}