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How do we have a tag for "layoffs" but no tag for "multiplatform" or simply just "multi?"
seeing every multiplatform article tagged as XBOX 360 on my iPhone just screams unintended bias. It's annoying I'm sure to other people and not just me.
seeing every multiplatform article tagged as XBOX 360 on my iPhone just screams unintended bias. It's annoying I'm sure to other people and not just me.
They deserved to be layed off after that abortion of a game called Hellboy Science of Evil. Not only did the game f'n suck. but the last 100 something achievement points in the game are unatainable because they are tied to DLC that they never released.
Krome had huge layoffs a while back. Many of the staff were rehired but on incredibly short contracts that can be cancelled at any time. Not a safe environment to work in.
I was kind of disappointed by the Game Room, so I'm not that surprised by the layoffs.Alas, the gaming industry sure is volatile, better have a backup plan in case a pink slip visits you.
What Chronic Logic said. For a industry that supposedly blossoms as the economy takes a shit a lot of jobs are being axed all over the board.
Doesn't surprise me in the least. Someone show me a third party developer that isn't knee deep in a trilogy that isn't laying people off after every new game release.
I think the ones that aren't laying people off are the ones that have enough funding from up above to sustain their project calendar to move from title to title. Harmonix, Treyarch (heh, fires on you now kiddos!), EA Sports, Rockstar, Bethesda, 2K Games Boston, and so on.
Anyone who's out there with a mid-range, non-Xmas IP is really putting themselves on the line for this kinda thing. You shouldn't look too deeply into it though. The layoffs are a cost cutting measure to ensure the viability of the studio for the long run. Many of the artists and worker bees that get caught up in those layoffs are looking for work the day the game goes gold anyway. This is rote for them.
I think the ones that aren't laying people off are the ones that have enough funding from up above to sustain their project calendar to move from title to title. Harmonix, Treyarch (heh, fires on you now kiddos!), EA Sports, Rockstar, Bethesda, 2K Games Boston, and so on.
Anyone who's out there with a mid-range, non-Xmas IP is really putting themselves on the line for this kinda thing. You shouldn't look too deeply into it though. The layoffs are a cost cutting measure to ensure the viability of the studio for the long run. Many of the artists and worker bees that get caught up in those layoffs are looking for work the day the game goes gold anyway. This is rote for them.
Man....if the rumors are true I seriously hate that! I hate hearing about people being out of work, my dad got laid off around Christmas time, he was very blessed to have found another one recently (I give God praise for that!) but I don't know what the future holds for us. All I know is that I serve a big and mighty God, a God who is bigger than any problem we'll ever face!:)
Every layoff I can recall seeing comes from developers who put out half ass games.
You ain't up to snuff, you lose your job. Boo hoo. Go do something else you might be better than average at.
There's been way too many "average" developers, bad economy led to trimming the fat of the untalented in a field of creativity.
You ain't up to snuff, you lose your job. Boo hoo. Go do something else you might be better than average at.
There's been way too many "average" developers, bad economy led to trimming the fat of the untalented in a field of creativity.
The game development market is pretty cutthroat at the moment. Given the lackluster response most people had to the Game Room, I'm guessing Microsoft decided to cut their losses.
It's too bad for those affected, but kind of inevitable in an environment and an economy where everything has to be a hit to break even.
It's too bad for those affected, but kind of inevitable in an environment and an economy where everything has to be a hit to break even.
I think a lot people liked the idea of and presentation of Game Room more than the execution. I'll be honest, theres not a single game in it I wanted to play. I'm not a rabid enough retro fan to find reasons to play Atari 2600, Intellivision, or arcade games circa 1981.
I think Microsoft got a little carried away here with selling old games. I'm sure they licensed these pretty cheaply, but I don't think they ever stopped to do adequate research on if people actually wanted to play Jungler, much less if they were willing to pay for it.
If I could play something a bit more contemporary, say, from the late 1980's, I would have been more interested. Bummer for the people getting laid off, but honestly, if your company was putting all their eggs in the Jungler basket, you should have been shopping your resume' before hand.
I think Microsoft got a little carried away here with selling old games. I'm sure they licensed these pretty cheaply, but I don't think they ever stopped to do adequate research on if people actually wanted to play Jungler, much less if they were willing to pay for it.
If I could play something a bit more contemporary, say, from the late 1980's, I would have been more interested. Bummer for the people getting laid off, but honestly, if your company was putting all their eggs in the Jungler basket, you should have been shopping your resume' before hand.
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