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But what you might now know is that a sequel was actually considered at one point by the studio and Sony, with former employees telling the author of this article that the game eventually evolved into what became the 2022 title The Quarry.

We came upon this information back in 2022, during an investigation into Supermassive's work culture (prior to its acquisition by Nordisk Games in July of that year). At the time, we spoke to 6 employees, all of whom alleged that the first few entries of The Dark Pictures Anthology had been subject to mismanagement and a lack of resources/time and that the studio itself didn't offer much in the way of growth, with junior designers being lumped with non-design tasks like inputting animation data.

One employee, for instance, told us, "The Quarry team was originally Until Dawn 2 working with Sony. And Sony basically paid for them to be making this for them as a prototype. Then once the prototype was done, Supermassive turned around and said, ‘We’re going to shop this around and see if anyone else wants it”, which was kind of the final nail in the coffin of any relationship with Sony. They ended up getting picked up by Google who funded it for years."

Another employee seemed to confirm The Quarry was at one point Until Dawn 2, but offered a slightly different take on these events, suggesting it was Sony who broke things off over The Dark Pictures' multi-platform approach: "The Quarry started as a pitch for Until Dawn, but they didn’t have the license. They burnt their bridges with Sony by releasing Dark Pictures on multiple platforms. As far as I’m aware someone else has that license now."

What's fascinating about these recent announcements, considering the remarks from these former employees, is the total lack of acknowledgment from Supermassive Games regarding the news of an Until Dawn movie and the PS5 & PC release. Looking at Supermassive's social media feed, for instance, the company hasn't shared any of the recent announcements to our knowledge, despite fans tagging them in several posts excited about the news.

Here's Why Supermassive Never Made Until Dawn 2

"The Quarry team was originally Until Dawn 2 working with Sony"

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Weird story.