Layoffs at Silicon Knights?

slipsius

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/report-silicon-knights-cuts-staff-by-nearly-75-percent-from-97

http://www.1up.com/news/silicon-knights-layoffs

Well.... that sucks... If its true about that grant... then doubleyou tee eff.....

Hope those affected land on their feet. Good luck out there

(I wonder How dennis will react / what he'll talk about at DIG London)

JacqueChoi

;(

GL to all those affected.

JasonLavoie

I'm gonna say he may not be there this time around since I'm sure his mind is on other things.

D4V1DC

Good luck to those affected, always bad news.

XenoKratios

Those guys had worked on some wicked stuff too.. Hate it when you work on something for years and no one will ever even see it to appreciate it...

Good luck guys! Don't forget about going indie!

Parnell

A $3 million grant will definitely not cover 97 employees for very long. Let alone hire 80 people at a decent salary. I'm interested to see what they do with 25 people and self publishing.
Best of luck to those effected.
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PixelMasher

ouch. after seeing the 1st stuff on their xmen game I was expecting this, hell after too human I was expecting this. always shitty to hear about this stuff never the less, atleast there is Ubi To and all the studios in montreal to look for jobs at. good luck guys!

brandoom

I don't imagine we'll see Dennis at DIG this year either. If we do he'll be bombarded with question he won't want to answer.

Shitty news though.. =\

Mezz

Well damn, that is sucky news!! The update says it was more like 43 people layed off, and over 43 still there, but still, really awful to hear.

Hope all affected get back on their feet soon!

soulstice

That's too ashame, hope everyone finds something soon considering the holidays is just around the corner!