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  • Joshua Stubbles
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    From what I heard it was -mostly- junior level staff that was let go, across the board (not just artists). Id, Bethesda and Zenimax have boatloads of cash after shipping Skyrim and Rage. This seems like standard thinning of the herd to me (though that doesn't nullify the shitty nature of it). Again I hope all find employment fast, I personally know unemployment all too well. If you're open to moving to Sugar Land, TX, please check out those Timegate postings to see if you might fit.
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  • merkmerk73
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    Blaizer wrote: »
    Very Sad news, Good luck for all the affected.

    Again, this remember me we are just poor pawns.

    BTW, Rage didn't sell well, and i was seeing all this coming...

    It didn't sell very well on PC, go figure, but the sales across all three platforms were reasonable - it wasn't a bomb by any stretch.
    Post your work

    Sorry I'm a programmer not an artist. I like to keep an eye out for talent here.
    This seems like standard thinning of the herd to me (though that doesn't nullify the shitty nature of it). Again I hope all find employment fast, I personally know unemployment all too well. If you're open to moving to Sugar Land, TX, please check out those Timegate postings to see if you might fit.

    Yup..same here.
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  • Arkadius
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    :( Sad news I hope everyone lands finds a job quickly!
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  • Shogun3d
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    Huge Bummer guys, good luck!
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  • IchII3D
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    Oh noes, I hope everyone lands on there feet. Id software was right at the top of my list before I joined Crytek. But if it helps we are always looking for talented people.

    http://crytek.com/

    UK = Homefront 2
    Frankfurt = RYSE

    Although both studios also have a few unannounced projects. Budapest is the mobile platform studio, Keiv focus on FreeToPlay (Warface) and the other studios are... a secret :P

    Hope it helps anyway!
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  • imyj
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    Good luck to all those involved. I hope you land safely :<
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  • leilei
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    Snowfly wrote: »
    I take it that most of the layoffs were not the usual QA positions then?

    id has been self-QA since forever - there's no dedicated QA.

    not joking or snarking... :(
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  • Envart
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    Sad news. Rage was an amazing game and, in my opinion at least, the most beautiful of 2011. Wishing you the best of luck!
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  • meshiah
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    rage had some amazing things going for it, and i enjoyed it for sure. from what i saw the artists should be fine, game had beautiful assets

    happy to pass on portfolios to my leads at blizzard if needed.
    r
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