Events reached a head at the end of September this year, when Telltale announced that it would be laying off all but 25 of its employees without severance. At the end of last year the studio announced that it would be laying off a quarter of its workforce, shortly before allegations emerged that the company was beset by issues relating to its toxic management culture.

The developments bring to an end the slow decline of Telltale Games, which has been rocked by scandal after scandal in its final year of existence. Copies of the вЂњAssignment for the benefit of creditorsвЂќ agreement (a non-court process similar to bankruptcy) and letters to creditors have also emerged, and a number of the companyвЂ™s games are no longer for sale on Steam. The co-founder of Sherwood Partners confirmed to the site that it would be handling the liquidation, and a former employee reported that their post employment healthcare insurance will stop at the end of November rather than after 18 months as was expected. Telltale Games is reportedly closing for good and selling off all its assets, according to a report by GameDaily.

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