While the amount of careers affected was not specified, Silicon Knights did confirm today that a “small number” of employees were recently laid off. Founder and President Denis Dyack also squashed the rumor of a supposed Eternal Darkness sequel for the Wii U being cancelled by Nintendo.
A choice between a temporary lay-off and a severance package was offered to 26 employees over at Slant Six (Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City), the majority of which chose to be laid off. The arrangement of the temporary lay-off allows for 13-weeks of continued insurance and extended benefits, which will expire permanently if the employee […]
The entirety of 38 Studios – and its Maryland subsidiary Big Huge Games – was laid off today, the blame for the company’s history of financial problems placed in part on the failure of the studio’s RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to move the necessary 3 million units to cover production costs. Financial returns place […]
A report by Gamebanshee.com indicates that between 20 and 30 developers at Obsidian Entertainment have been laid off following the apparent cancellation of an unannounced next-gen project. More details are available after the jump.