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duckman2000 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:26:12 PM »

I'm sort of surprised the entire company hasn't just folded over, or into something else. But this...

"He didn't think anything of it, innocently posting his heartfelt concerns."

Is just a bunch of crap.

hyp · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:27:30 PM »

i wonder if demi still has the copy of lair i bought for him

seems logical. make shit game, cut shit dev team.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:28:39 PM »

Who gives a fuck?

duckman2000 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:34:50 PM »

Yeah... I mean, obviously there was some talent there. And while it can be said that talented people will find new jobs, and that they are better off working somewhere else, it's not exactly a breeze to scout for jobs and likely have to relocate.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:46:31 PM »

these fucks made Turrican so shut the fuck up

Brehvolution · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:57:27 PM »

Gaming press nails another one.

Bocsius · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2008, 01:01:07 PM »

Life sucks, glad it wasn't me, etc.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2008, 01:49:48 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on December 16, 2008, 12:27:05 PM

What game were they working on again?

I had heard they were working on a Superman title, but who knows if that's true.

Bocsius · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2008, 01:51:11 PM »

I bet the green fog would have been eye-popping.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2008, 02:00:46 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on December 16, 2008, 12:30:52 PM

Quote from: WrikaWrek on December 16, 2008, 12:28:39 PM
Who gives a fuck?

Probably the people losing their jobs? I don't know. If it was Bungie, you'd be in here boo hooing.

Ugh, shit developer, that makes shit games, that sell shit, has to lay off people.

Seriously. I'm not madre Teresa, if you aren't good, odds are you are badly positioned, unless you know people. Seriously, if this was happening, to say Starfish, you wouldn't give a shit.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2008, 03:24:58 PM »

Again, I don't support the laying off of any jobs, no matter how crap their development track record is, especially for a game like Lair. Unemployment has to suck, especially around the holidays.

Draft · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2008, 03:30:07 PM »

It's best to be really two faced about the whole thing and have lots of fun taking shits on terrible games and roffling at their bombas, but then get all weepy and serious when those terrible games and bombas cause the studios to fold.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2008, 03:41:34 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on December 16, 2008, 03:30:46 PM

I bought Lair so fuck off

me>everyone else

I also bought Lair. On launch day. For $30.

Thank you Toys R Us for screwing up the price.

cool breeze · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2008, 03:51:46 PM »

Lair was really their first bad game, so I'm not gonna just say they should be abandoned or anything like that. It's a shame. Same deal with Free Radical and Haze (which is apparently never getting ported to 360...probably bombed bigger than I thought).

Lair was very bad though. Before I played Wii Music, I'd say it was the worst game I've played since the DS launched.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #15 on:** December 16, 2008, 03:53:48 PM »

Quote from: T EXP on December 16, 2008, 03:24:58 PM

Again, I don't support the laying off of any jobs, no matter how crap their development track record is, especially for a game like Lair. Unemployment has to suck, especially around the holidays.

Nobody supports laying off, unless we are talking about services that affect our lives directly. That's largely how it works, doesn't affect me then whatever.

So, i don't "support" this at Factor 5, but i understand, and i'm not surprised, nor affected.

cool breeze · « **Reply #16 on:** December 16, 2008, 04:07:28 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on December 16, 2008, 03:53:34 PM

Lair was terrible, i'm just depressed because all the devs. getting laid off have nowhere to go.

Lair was not only a really bad game, it was unplayable. Or it was unplayable if it required motion controls only. At least with analog controls it becomes borderline unplayable.

that says something about Wii Music

Oblivion · « **Reply #17 on:** December 16, 2008, 04:08:22 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on December 16, 2008, 03:53:34 PM

Lair was terrible, i'm just depressed because all the devs. getting laid off have nowhere to go.

The artists and graphics programmers do, tho.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #18 on:** December 16, 2008, 04:31:44 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on December 16, 2008, 03:53:34 PM

Lair was terrible, i'm just depressed because all the devs. getting laid off have nowhere to go.

They can go work on some crappy flash-based MMO! There are tons of those in development.

Hey, it beats being unemployed.

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** December 16, 2008, 04:32:21 PM »

Midway Austin closed down too

I am gonan be beezy

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #20 on:** December 16, 2008, 04:35:07 PM »

I didn't buy Lair. I feel so guilty now :'(

demi · « **Reply #21 on:** December 16, 2008, 04:36:27 PM »

midway chicago also had 100+ layoffs

Bocsius · « **Reply #22 on:** December 16, 2008, 06:13:06 PM »

They made Lair, too?

demi · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2008, 01:58:34 AM »

Quote from: Bocsius on December 16, 2008, 06:13:06 PM

They made Lair, too?

no, but on the subject of layoffs

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #24 on:** December 17, 2008, 02:10:08 AM »

Turbine made cuts too.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/redundancies-hit-turbine-following-latest-launch

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** December 17, 2008, 02:14:54 AM »

Quote

GamesIndustry.biz understands that the positions were in QA and Account Management. Turbine has said that it has no plans to outsource QA or tech support duties going forward.

Expendables

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #26 on:** December 17, 2008, 03:27:35 AM »

Wasnt Wilco saying Japanese developers were irrelevant? Yet this hemisphere is quickly going to shit for the industry. HD is killing western gaming. If it wasnt for WoW I'm sure Activision wouldnt have scraped by either.

Ive been saying this for awhile now because I'm fully nourished by iwata's teat, but HD was the wrong fucking priority this gen. We'd still have a graphical jump (gears on an sd is still sex), affordable consoles, cheaper games, better framerates, the evolution of online services, digital distribution, and mid-tier developers wouldn't be suffering from one bad sales performance because dev costs are through the roof.

demi · « **Reply #27 on:** December 17, 2008, 03:34:50 AM »

yeah, sure dude

demi · « **Reply #28 on:** December 17, 2008, 03:40:44 AM »

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #29 on:** December 17, 2008, 03:43:37 AM »

The job cuts speak for me!
Bu Bu but dead space charted on october NPD why is EA posting losses :[

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** December 17, 2008, 03:46:07 AM »

cause of the dirty poors who refuse to adapt. what can you do.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #31 on:** December 17, 2008, 04:02:47 AM »

In the current situation? Not much. Blame HD.
Fuck, waggle resident evil at $30 had bigger returns, both of them.

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** December 17, 2008, 04:10:02 AM »

yes i am glad a disgusting port sold well. that is what i have always wanted.

chronovore · « **Reply #33 on:** December 19, 2008, 10:21:47 AM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 16, 2008, 12:34:50 PM

Yeah... I mean, obviously there was some talent there. And while it can be said that talented people will find new jobs, and that they are better off working somewhere else, it's not exactly a breeze to scout for jobs and likely have to relocate.

The studio's in San Rafael, about 30 minutes north of San Francisco. Probably not much relocating involved for most people, though you're right: finding new work is always stressful.

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