Harmonix has confirmed they’ve laid off some of the studio’s staff. The exact amount was not specified, but it has been said to be “a small number.” “We can confirm that a small number of Harmonix employees were let go…
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Harmonix Lays Off Staff
Tagged with: Bioshock 2, Dance Central, Employment, Guitar Hero, Harmonix, Harmonix Music Systems, Layoff, Rock Band, Zak McClean
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Disney Closes Down LucasArts: Star Wars 1313, First Assault Cancelled!
Disney has closed down game publisher LucasArts, and in the process they’ve cancelled Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault. About 150 people were laid off, both projects were cancelled in the same go. A representative seems to believe there are…
Tagged with: disney, First Assault, games, Layoff, LucasArt, LucasArts, star wars, Star Wars 1313, Star Wars computer and video games, Star Wars: First Assault, The Walt Disney Company, video game, Video game publisher
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Valve Faces Layoffs?
According to a report by Gamasutra, Valve has been hit with layoffs. Affected employees have referred to the layoffs as the ”great cleansing”, along with ”large decisions.” Furthermore it has been suspected that a total of 25 employees have been let go, although no…
Tagged with: Android, Employment, Gamasutra, Jeri Ellsworth, Layoff, layoffs at Valve, layoffs in gaming industry, steam, valve, Valve Corporation, Valve layoffs
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Funcom’s Beijing Studio Shuts Down
Funcom has laid off employees over at its Beijing studio. The studio mainly focused on developing art and animation for The Secret World. The layoffs are not a big surprise per say, as we’ve known about Funcom’s plans to shut down various studios…
Tagged with: Age of Conan, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Anarchy Online, Beijing, Funcom, Funcom employees, Funcom HQ, Funcom industry, Funcom staff layoffs, Funcom's Beijing, Gamespot, Layoff, Montreal, North Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina, Secret World, The Secret World
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Funcom’s Beijing Studio Shuts Down
Funcom has laid off employees over at its Beijing studio. The studio mainly focused on developing art and animation for The Secret World. The layoffs are not a big surprise per say, as we’ve known about Funcom’s plans to shut down various studios…
Tagged with: Age of Conan, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Anarchy Online, Beijing, Funcom, Funcom employees, Funcom HQ, Funcom industry, Funcom staff layoffs, Funcom's Beijing, Gamespot, Layoff, Montreal, North Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina, Secret World, The Secret World
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Layoffs Over at SuperBot Entertainment
SuperBot Entertainment has been hit with layoffs. As you may know, the gaming studio was responsible for the development of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The layoffs may or may not have something to do with the lukewarm reception the game received.…
Tagged with: downloadable content, Gravity Rush, IGN, Layoff, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, SCEA, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment, Starhawk, SuperBot Entertainment, SuperBot Entertainment games, SuperBot Entertainment gaming industry, SuperBot Entertainment layoffs
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Square Enix’s L.A. Office Lays Off Employees
Square Enix‘s L.A office has been hit with layoffs. Game Informer reports that the staff released were mostly from its online operations, games such as Wakfu and the relaunch of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn are included. The layoffs have been…
Tagged with: arts, Enix, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV a realm reborn, Layoff, Los Angeles, Massively multiplayer online game, Realm Reborn, square enix, Square Enix Los Angeles, Wakfu
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Posted in Business / Industry, Games, News
Eurocom Lays Off Most of Staff
Eurocom has been forced to layoff the majority of the staff. Apparently the decision was due to the lack off demand regarding console games. The company has retained a staff of about 50 employees. Instead of focusing on console games, Eurocom will start focusing…
Tagged with: Console game, Eurocom, Eurocom kicked staff, Eurocom layoffs, Eurocom staff, games, GoldenEye 007, Hugh Binns, Layoff, Video game console, Video Games
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Funcom to Focus on Smaller Games After The Secret World Flop
After the flop regarding The Secret World, Funcom will only develop “smaller” games that will cost less money. It’s estimated that the MMO only sold about 200 000 copies. The flop most likely caused the company to fire a lot of…
Tagged with: dlc, Funcom, game design, games, gaming, guild wars, Guild Wars 2, launch, Layoff, Massively multiplayer online game, MMO, Secret World, The Secret World, Video Games, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
Posted in Announcements, Games, News
The Secret World DLC Delayed
Following the layoffs over at Funcom, The Secret World‘s DLC will be delayed. The second part of the monthly updates, titled “Issue 2: Digging Deeper,” was originally planned to be released on August 28th. However, due to half of the…
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