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Coco Girl Dev MetroGames Faces Extortion Allegations, 'Financial Problems' - Gamasutra
"Today, I received a letter from MetroGames, informing me that I am fired," the source said. "However, there's an article in Argentinean law which states that they get to pay half of the compensation they owe to a fired employee, when they declare ...
'Serious Financial Problems' Plague Coco Girl Social Dev MetroGames - Gamasutra
If they refuse, we will go to trial," the source said. "The 30-plus employees who didn't resign are in the same situation as me." Another former MetroGames iPhone developer, Juan Manuel Perez, was also fired today, and backed up Mounes' and the ...
Reports: EA May Close Visceral Melbourne Studio Monday - Gamasutra
Kotaku Australia cites an anonymous source at the studio who says management has told staffers that the studio will be shuttered on Monday, following the cancellation of a major project that had been in development for three years. ...
Layoffs At Utah-Based Disney Avalanche - Gamasutra
The developer also developed the movie tie-in title Toy Story 3, according to a laid-off worker who requested anonymity. A Disney rep confirmed the layoffs in a statement: "Avalanche Software has completed a restructuring that resulted in the reduction ...
Layoffs Hit UTV Ignition's Faxion Online MMO Team - Gamasutra
According to one of the affected employees, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the situation, that "fraction" actually represented the majority of the employees at the Austin-based True Games studio. In addition to the development ...
Report: Zoo Tycoon Dev Blue Fang Lays Off Development Staff - Gamasutra
The layoffs affect "around 15 people," the source said. "The company is still attempting to procure new work, but that isn't likely. All laid off developers have been told it is more prudent to find new positions." According to metrics tracker AppData, ...
Report: Zoo Tycoon Dev Blue Fang Lays Off All Development Staff - Gamasutra
The layoffs affect "around 15 people," the source said. "The company is still attempting to procure new work, but that isn't likely. All laid off developers have been told it is more prudent to find new positions." According to metrics tracker AppData, ...
Ignition Lays Off Console Devs In Austin - Gamasutra
A source close to multiple developers at Ignition Austin told Gamasutra that the studio's entire console team was laid off, while a PC team operating at the location was unaffected. The source said that "guards" met the staff at the office doors on ...
Source: Layoffs At Crytek Budapest, Kinect Game Moves Foward - Gamasutra
An anonymous source told Gamasutra this week that Crysis developer Crytek will lay off 30-35 workers at its Budapest studio, which will purportedly switch from work on an Xbox 360-exclusive Kinect game to focus on ...
New How-To-Play Video Shows Off Sequence™ - Gamasutra
“People say things, and sometimes those things are funny,” said an important and famous person, who asked not to be named because he probably does not exist. “Sequence gets that.” For more details about the series, including the official launch trailer ...
Report: Redundancies At Frontier As The Outsider's Future Is Uncertain - Gamasutra
According to a report on Rock Paper Shotgun, an anonymous source said a new publishing deal with Electronic Arts was "almost settled" for The Outsider, ...
Report: Ubisoft's Driver Studio Reflections Undergoing 'Small Reorganization' - Gamasutra
An anonymous source expressed to Develop anxiety that layoffs will ensue once the game is completed. It's Reflections' first game for current generation ...
Activision Closes Guitar Hero, Band Hero Co-Dev Budcat - Gamasutra
PC Gamer cites an anonymous source at the Iowa City-based company who reports the employees were greeted this morning by security guards and ...
Layoffs At Robomodo Amid Uncertain Post-Shred Future - Gamasutra
Affected employees were told today, the source said. Robomodo's prior project, Tony Hawk: Ride, was criticized for the performance of its skateboard ...
Source: Layoffs At Robomodo Amid Uncertain Post-Shred Future - Gamasutra
Affected employees were told today, the source said. Robomodo's prior project, Tony Hawk: Ride, was criticized for the performance of its skateboard ...
Ex-Staffer: Abundance of Start-Up Money Made Realtime Worlds Complacent - Gamasutra
... and just proving that we were doing the right thing, rather than taking the old 'it'll be done when it's done' attitude," an anonymous source told The ...
Google Talking To Game Devs About Creating Facebook Competitor - Gamasutra
The report cited multiple anonymous sources close to the dealings who said Google is talking to companies including Playfish parent Electronic Arts, ...
Two More Infinity Ward Expats Join Respawn As Studio Down 26 - Gamasutra
Rep Dan Amrich confirmed the bonus money would be distributed among remaining staff, but several sources close to the situation have told Gamasutra that ...
News Corp. Buys Spymaster Developer - Gamasutra
... these guys have shown they can be mold-breakers with great product. And that's what we care about," a person close to the acquisition told the LA Times.