Overview
- Henrysson announced on Monday that he has left his role as CEO of Supermassive Games and ended his tenure at parent company Nordisk Games.
- He joined Nordisk Games as a partner in August 2022 and became Supermassive’s CEO in January 2024 after serving as chairman of Avalanche Studios from 2017 to 2024.
- Directive 8020, released on May 26, 2026, is the fifth entry in The Dark Pictures series and received mixed-to-positive reviews with a Metacritic score near 72.
- The game's launch followed a delay that coincided with layoffs and earlier restructuring at Supermassive, raising questions about the studio’s recent operational strain.
- No successor has been named and Henrysson said he will spend time with family, focus on personal investments, and remain open to advisory roles, leaving short-term leadership and strategy at the Nordisk-owned studio unclear.