 On November 3, 2017, Perfect World announced the closure of Runic Games, along with large layoffs at Motiga.Perfect World said the closure was to reflect their company's focus on games as a service.One set of developers from Runic, including Marsh Lefler, Patrick Blank, Allen Fong, and John Dunbar, along with former Gearbox Software members, established Monster Squad Games and are currently developing a player-versus-environment cooperative game.