More Layoffs (Sony Bend) and Layoff Rumors (Zynga)
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Bleh. Sony Bend took a hit of layoffs last week (5-10 people I believe, it's a smaller studio of about 50 people?) and Zynga now has rumors of closing studios in Boston, Austin and Chicago.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/23/rumor-zynga-boston-austin-chicago-closing-down/
I hope everyone has a quick recovery.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/23/rumor-zynga-boston-austin-chicago-closing-down/
I hope everyone has a quick recovery.
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Sounds like Zynga shut down their Austin studio. Sucks to hear
https://twitter.com/Michael_French/status/260813459745275905
Should we just have a "Layoff/Closure" sticky? I feel bad starting these threads.
1 - there being a constant reminder of recent instability stuck up there would be depressing - just the thought of it being necessary.
2 - stickies tend to be ignored a bit and there's always the chance of somebody needing their plight to be heard - good things can come out of these threads, but only if they're noticed.
3 - (hopefully) at some point there won't be nearly so many of these kind of things happening and then we're left with the burden of seeing that troublesome sticky up there anyways
hope everybody comes out OK.
Hopefully some people in the industry will post their openings soon, that's always a good site in threads like this.
for zynga and bigpoint this is likely just the burst of their bubbles - facebook and browsergames.