Open world crime game Samson had to be pared back mid-development, which led to its unusual structure: 'It's become more unique'

Every morning, Samson wakes up with an enormous problem pressing on his skull: a debt he can't afford to pay back. Either he can take extreme measures to reduce the amount he owes—driving getaways, extorting businesses, taking down rival gangsters—or watch the total grow day by day. Should he ultimately fail to come up with the goods, he and his sister will pay in blood.

The reality of the industry hit us about a year ago, and we laid off half the team ... And those were our friends, and that hurt.