Complex sentence: In 2015 it was revealed that a true sequel, also called "Star Raiders II", had been under development for some time by Atari programmer Aric Wilmunder and was nearing completion when he was laid off during the massive downsizing of the company in early 1984.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2015 it was revealed that a true sequel, also called "Star Raiders II", had been under development for some time by Atari programmer Aric Wilmunder. It was nearing completion when he was laid off during the massive downsizing of the company in early 1984.