Possibility Space
{{Short description|Video game studio}}
{{Orphan|date=July 2023}}
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| foundation = 2021
| founder = Jeff Strain
Annie Delisi Strain
| defunct = 2024
| location_city = New Orleans, Louisiana
| location_country = United States
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Possibility Space was a video game development studio founded in 2021 by Jeff Strain{{Cite web|title=Undead Labs founder reveals new studio named Possibility Space|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/undead-labs-founder-reveals-new-studio-named-possibility-space/ar-AAPt7Xc|access-date=2021-11-29|website=www.msn.com}} and a team of game and media industry veterans.{{Cite web|last=Nightingale|first=Ed|date=2021-10-13|title=State of Decay founder launches new studio Possibility Space to work on "joyful" new game|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-13-new-studio-possibility-space-launched-by-industry-veteran-jeff-strain|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Eurogamer|language=en}} Its primary offices were in New Orleans{{Cite web|title=Edwards welcomes Possibility Space, a video game venture slated for tax incentives|url=https://news.yahoo.com/edwards-welcomes-possibility-space-video-130000768.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en-US}} and had employees from several different regions. The studio was closed in 2024 without having released a single game.
History
In a press release announcing the studio's launch, Strain said, “We felt this was the right time to create something new—a studio built from the ground up to embrace evolving needs and perspectives for both players and developers. […] Possibility Space [is] a modern kind of game studio, where we are creating a joyful game that’s been my dream for many years.”{{Cite web|title=Announcement {{!}} Possibility Space|url=https://www.possibility.co/announcement|access-date=2021-11-23|website=www.possibility.co|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520022752/https://www.possibility.co/announcement |archive-date=20 May 2023}}
The studio attempted to hire and mentor people from "underserved and overlooked communities and backgrounds".{{Cite news|last=Clayton|first=Natalie|date=2021-10-13|title=State of Decay studio founder wants to build a safe and inclusive new studio with Possibility Space|language=en|work=PC Gamer|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/state-of-decay-studio-founder-wants-to-build-a-safe-and-inclusive-new-studio-with-possibility-space/|access-date=2021-11-29}}
In an interview with IGN, Strain said the studio is developing a AAA title.{{Citation|last=McCaffrey|first=Ryan|title=State of Decay Studio Founder Jeff Strain Starts New Studio, Possibility Space - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/possibility-space-new-studio-jeff-strain-undead-labs-microsoft-blizzard-arenanet|language=en|access-date=2021-11-23}}
On April 12, 2024, Strain fired the entire staff of Possibility Space via email, announcing the closure of the studio {{cite web|title=Possibility Space shuts down |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/possibility-space-shuts-down |website=gamesindustry.biz}} and cutting off employee access to resources without warning. Strain blamed "internal leaks" for the studio's closure.{{cite web |last=Mercante |first=Alyssa |title=Game Studio Shuts Down Before Shipping A Game, Blames Internal Leaks |url=https://kotaku.com/possibility-space-shut-down-jeff-strain-email-employees-1851407683 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024}}