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Howard Alan Treesong

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Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« on: October 31, 2011, 07:21:30 PM »
http://www.1up.com/news/silicon-knights-layoffs

Only 25 employees away from the ideal company size!
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2011, 07:38:22 PM »
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I feel bad for the guys out of a job, but it will better for them in the long run when they can be a part of something not so embarrassing. They don't have to lie to save face and say they're janitors, or in gay porn, when someone asks where they work now.
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2011, 07:41:43 PM »
Or they can go sabotage Eidos Montreal
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2011, 08:14:09 PM »
Was X-Men Destiny a bomba?
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Howard Alan Treesong

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2011, 08:20:56 PM »
Was X-Men Destiny a bomba?

it was LA BOMBA
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2011, 08:47:20 PM »
Great, more resumes in the pool :(

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2011, 08:59:07 PM »
Was X-Men Destiny a bomba?

it was LA BOMBA

I think it was something like sub-50k across all platforms in the first month.
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Barry Egan

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2011, 09:22:10 PM »
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Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack stated in July 2011 that the CDN $3 million investment would allow the company to improve its technology, hire 80 new people while keeping 97 current jobs and allow the company to become "self sustaining."


This fucking guy.   :lol

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2011, 09:26:16 PM »
So did Dyack ever scam any money out of Epic?
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Joe Molotov

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2011, 09:55:48 PM »
I think the case is still on-going. For now, they'll just have to settle for scamming money out of Canada.
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2011, 10:13:40 PM »
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This outcome follows the St. Catharines, Ontario-based studio receiving three recent funding grants, totaling CDN $8 million: $1 million in 2008, invested by the Ontario Media Development Corporation, $4 million in 2010 via the federal government, and most recently, $3 million in July 2011 via the Ontario government.

That fat fuck probably pissed it away on Hohos, Twinkies, and Sno Balls.
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2011, 10:34:20 PM »
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Dyacks next project will require far less capital, a mere 30,000 CDN, and will rely heavily on outsourcing to the nearest Needs convenience store.  "I'm trying to harken back to my Eternal Darkness period" Dyack said as he unwrapped a microwave breakfast burrito.  "I tried to make a modest licensed franchise game and no one bit.  Might as well let it all hang out, like in the good old days".  As he hoisted a mountain of funions on to the counter Dyack asked another customer whether they were for or against him sleeping on their futon that night.
       

Joe Molotov

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2011, 11:27:53 PM »
I can't wait for Eternal Darkness 2, an iOS exclusive match-3 game.
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2011, 08:56:02 AM »
Dyack knows no one will buy his game so he takes your tax money instead. Ultimate troll.
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2011, 10:48:28 AM »
SCUMBAG DYACK

TAKES $8 MILLION TO ADD 80 DEVELOPERS

'S RESUMES TO THE HIRING POOL
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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2011, 10:55:59 AM »
Clearly, they didn't get enough tax dollars, I say Canada tries $80 million next time.

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Re: Silicon Knights "right-sizing"
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2011, 11:18:46 AM »
Dyack knows no one will buy his game so he takes your tax money instead. Ultimate troll.

The Canadian government pre-ordered 133k copies of X-Men Destiny.
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