Full FeedAnother Bummer: G’Bye to GameCyte the game site
Another fellow video game site has fallen prey to the fangs of this global economic, recession, er, downturn. The latest is GameCyte, a site similar to ours in that it also wrote about the wonderment of video games and gaming culture. It’s certainly sad to see another game site go.… Continue Reading »
THQ clarifies its layoffs, status of Volition
THQ’s PR department sent an email earlier today to various media outlets regarding recent layoffs. It was a reaction to “some inaccurate reporting out there” and indicates that 236 full-time staffers will remain while 39 full-timers will be laid off and 47 temporary staffers will “not be having their service… Continue Reading »
EA’s CEO thinks the recession is a blessing
Considering the news of so many game companies closing or downsizing, any individual who confidently held the opinion that the game industry is recession-proof has to eat considerable amounts of crow as his or her theory continue to be proven erroneous. However, there is one individual who continues to believe… Continue Reading »
Rare restructuring its “current approach,” might involve layoffs
With the current world economic issues affecting the game industry, Microsoft has now begun to clean its own house by trimming some of the supposed fat from its developer portfolio. Microsoft has already shut down several of its first-party studios including FASA, ACES and Ensemble and now it appears Rare… Continue Reading »
EA will see even more layoffs after $641 million loss in Q3 2008
As bad as EA thought it was, now it’s worse. The company posted a $641 million loss for the holiday quarter ending December 31, 2008, as opposed to $33 million for the same period in 2007. GameDaily reports the publisher will lay off 1,100 and close 12 facilities. In addition… Continue Reading »
Dark Knight video game is officially not happening
Sorry, Batman fans. The game based on the hit movie The Dark Knight isn’t going to happen, according to Kotaku Australia. The studio charged with the project, Pandemic Brisbane, was caught in the Electronic Arts cost-cutting measures. EA, which had acquired the Batman game rights from Time Warner, was going… Continue Reading »
Another Economic Bummer: Sega of America lays off 30 employees
The daily deluge of industry woes unfortunately continues as Edge confirmed rumors that Sega of America has laid off around 30 people. A rep for the company blamed the biggest villain in the game industry right now, the flagging economy. The House of Hedgehog hasn’t said exactly how this will… Continue Reading »
Microsoft announces job cuts
FROM GADGETELL - Up to 5,000 Microsoft jobs are about to be history. When Google and Microsoft can’t afford to keep people employed, you know the economy is in the tank. MORE »
Layoffs hit Crystal Dynamics after disappointing Tomb Raider Underworld sales
In the wake of what Eidos considered lackluster holiday sales for Tomb Raider Underworld, developer Crystal Dynamics laid off approximately 30 people on Friday (January 9, 2009), according to Kotaku. Ironically, Crystal Dynamics is the developer hailed for breathing life back into the Tomb Raider franchise after it had become… Continue Reading »
1UP officially bought by UGO, layoffs announced
We are sorry to interrupt (or at least emotionally hijack) CES coverage but our earlier report about UGO acquiring the 1UP network has been officially confirmed. Properties sold include: 1UP.com, Mycheats.com, Gametab.com and GameVideos.com. Filefront will reportedly become part of the PCMag Digital Network. Unfortunately, however, things won’t be going… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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