Overview
- Bad Brain confirmed it will cease operations on November 17, 2025 after failing to secure a new partner for its project Midnight Riders.
- The in-development game and its underlying IP are available for acquisition or partnership, and the studio released a public sizzle reel to showcase the work.
- Founded in 2023 with NetEase support, the Canada-based team included former Ubisoft developers who worked on Watch Dogs: Legion.
- According to the studio’s LinkedIn page, between 11 and 50 employees will be affected by the closure.
- The closure date matches Fantastic Pixel Castle’s planned shutdown and follows other NetEase retrenchments involving T‑Minus Zero, Worlds Untold and Jar of Sparks.