Summary

  • Six to Start, the boutique gaming company behind the immersive fitness app, Zombies, Run!, has laid off all but two of its staff, according to a Verge report.
  • Parent company OliveX has reportedly struggled to afford keeping the firm afloat and will look to shut down the company unless a buyer can be found.
  • Six to Start was acquired by OliveX, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, in 2021, but the acquisition has been described as “agonising” by one insider, who noted that the company’s anti-capitalist ethos was at odds with the parent company’s aims to create crypto and NFT projects.
  • It is believed OliveX is now looking to sell the firm and there are reports of interested parties.

By Victoria Song

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