Raise a glass for my fallen brothers(funcom layoffs)!

Wahlgren

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/secret-world-delayed-by-funcom-lay-offs


Unearthly challenge heyooooo!

Spinks

Yeah I was affected by this as well. Pretty rough day but not totally unexpected. I hope everyone lands on their feet.

MartinKDahl

thought this was another lay off thread. i'm glad it's not

Jeremy Lindstrom

Nelis wrote: »

thought this was another lay off thread. i'm glad it's not

You on crack? Or lack comprehension? Hope those affected land on their feet.

Age of Conan developer Funcom announced that it's laying off 20 per cent of its workforce today, with the result of a delay of "several months" in the development of its next MMO, The Secret World.

Crash

Shitty shitty day. I'm one of the lucky ones... quite a few friends that where not as lucky tho.

MartinKDahl

haha i blame my lack of comprehension on the amount off coffee i just drank

i thought funcom recently expanded? first Grin and now this... hard times for the scandinavian game companies.

Guriamo

always wondered how they could afford it all ...

Jet_Pilot

At least the rest of you that got to stay have a heads up to start looking for another job. Also they probably have enough money for about 3 months or less untill the end. Good luck all!

Farfarer

Damn, one of my most awaited games delayed and a huge chunk of people made redundant. A sad day

Hope everyone there ends up somewhere good.

Gux

I also got hit by this. Pretty depressing day at work today to say the least.

Zack Fowler

Best of luck to those affected. Kick some ass and make 'em regret it!

Mark Dygert

Ouch... good luck guys.

Murdoc

"Hey everyone! We're expanding to a new country for their kick ass tax breaks""

"Yay"

"Oh, and 20% of you are now fired, fuck off"

Weak sauce.

Hope my friend isn't effected by this.

Synthesizer

Really sorry to hear about that, I was hoping to possibly get a job there... Seems you're better off working at a grocery store if you're wanting to live in Scandinavia....

Kwramm

could've seen it coming...creeping up very slowly. Although the whole thing happened sooner than I would have expected.

And yeah, it the whole Montreal studio thing looks a bit fishy....or it's a last effort to save the thing and in that case you've got to wonder if there's any sort of long term plan going on.

Anyway, it's been an honour working with you guys...

skylebones

I'm really sorry to hear that. Layoffs are never fun.

oXYnary

Just how much cheaper was it? Did they offer to at least send their current employees over on visas?

Is Norway expensive, and if so, why?

Sucks for those getting the boot. Find something better and kick your previous company in sales/survivability.

Snefer

oXYnary wrote: »

Just how much cheaper was it? Did they offer to at least send their current employees over on visas?

Is Norway expensive, and if so, why?

Sucks for those getting the boot. Find something better and kick your previous company in sales/survivability.

Norway is one of the most expensive countries in the world to live in.

Best of luck to those who got laid off, sure is tough times for the scandinavian game industry.

Kwramm

I think most of the employees that were considered valuable already got their visa deals a while ahead of this announcement or they're gonna stay in Oslo for the time being. Then again, it may still be more economic to just hire new people, especially for grunt work - either in montreal or the beijing office - rather than transfer them.

Tumerboy

yikes, if any of you want to abandon your fjords for the sunny beaches of California, let me know.

Good luck all.

Murdoc

oXYnary wrote: »

Just how much cheaper was it? Did they offer to at least send their current employees over on visas?

Well thats expensive. Plus I think they need a certain quota of canadian citizens to work at the studio to get a tax break.

Crash

Tumerboy: where do i sign up? :P

Wahlgren

Tumerboy, I will dazzle you with my portfolio! (that im fixing)

Anyway. Thanks guys.

bearkub

Man, weak. Sorry to hear all this guys.

d1ver

Wow,sorry to hear that.
You guys cheer up and go ahead find something better.I know you can.)

Renaud Galand

good luck to everyone affected by the news. All the best with the job hunt !

Justin Meisse

dammit

Tumerboy

I'll preface this by saying, it's hard for us to hire from outside the US, but by all means, PM me your names, emails and links to your portfolios, and I'll be more than happy to forward it on to recruiting!

Seaseme

Sorry everyone! This is terrible news.

Mangled Poly

I am sorry for all of you guys and your family that has been affected by this. We have a few artist positions but generally are very reserve about hiring outside of the US due to past issues.

Pedro Amorim

YO Notorious sorry to hear abou this..

Do you know if Malicivs got hit aswell?

JacqueChoi

I'm terribly sorry you guys.

I'm also wondering why nobody seems to be offering a nice relocation package to Montreal (of course you would have the right of refusal).

But I find it ridiculous that EA would close Chicago, Blackbox, EARS, only to open in Montreal. Eidos would shut down half it's operations, only to open shop in Montreal, and AGAIN with you guys at Funcom.

I beleive the Quebec Government's tax breaks DO extend to relocation packages.


Hoping you all land on your feet soon!

TWilson

Sorry to hear that

This could be good or bad depending on what you do with it. Good luck!

Thegodzero

Sorry to hear about even more layoffs.

So we have a few positions open, some here and some at other WB games studios. If you are either American or Canadian I can pass your info along. Sadly like most studios were not looking any further than that.
PM me if you want to know more and fit the qualification.

Luxury

JacqueChoi wrote: »

But I find it ridiculous that EA would close Chicago, Blackbox, EARS, only to open in Montreal.

EARS is still around. They just changed their name to Visceral.

Martin Henriksson

This blows Good luck all of you.

MALicivs

bitmap wrote: »

YO Notorious sorry to hear abou this..

Do you know if Malicivs got hit aswell?

hey dawg, no I didn't... probably because I had already turned in my resignation, so they didnt bother. less paper work I suppose. will be leaving after november though.

shape

That sucks guys, best of luck in finding something bigger and better.

Bronco

Sucks to hear, hope you all land on your feet!

Rick Stirling

There are positions at the 3 UK Rockstar studios (EU work laws should make this easier than moving to US). Most of the openings seem to be for coders, but there seem to be a couple of art ones.

http://www.rockstargames.com/jobs/


Good luck to anyone affected.

Peris

fuuuuck i know how you guys feel, this really sucks a lot . I hope you all find something, scandinavian game industry isn't doing too well!