PlayStation reportedly closes another first-party studio weeks after Bluepoint, killing Black Ops vet’s AAA project and laying off 50 devs

PlayStation has reportedly closed Dark Outlaw Games, a first-party studio led by Call of Duty: Black Ops veteran Jason Blundell. The studio had been working on a new, AAA IP since 2025. The closure is said to be part of wider layoffs at the company, some of which also affect mobile development."PlayStation is closing Dark Outlaw Games, a studio formed last year by former Call of Duty lead Jason Blundell," according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, posting on Bluesky. Schreier adds, "PlayStation is