Schell Games Lays Off "Large Portion" Of Staff

Veteran VR studio Schell Games has announced another round of layoffs, its second in 2026. This news was first brought to our attention via a BlueSky post from Kyle Hilliard, the husband of one of the affected employees, Ashley Godbold. Schell Games formally announced the layoffs with the following statement on LinkedIn: This is Schell's second round of layoffs this year. The first was in August , with an employee commenting at the time that the cuts were due to the industry 'hemorrhaging,' echoing the sentiments of Mighty Coconut founder Lucas Martell when announcing his company's second round of layoffs…