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Bloody hell. News is just trickling in. At least two of my colleagues caught up in it, more to come.
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Last edited by Nirolak; 07-18-2012 at 11:09 PM.
Worst generation ever. The number of studio foldings and layoffs has been catastrophic.
those guys who made Dead Rising II?
Oh no. =(
Capcom Vancouver, for those who don't know, used to be Blue Castle Games. They're behind Dead Rising 2 and its three offshoots.
Capcom Vancouver, for those who don't know, used to be Blue Castle Games. They're behind Dead Rising 2 and its three offshoots.
Damn man, really. :(
Even them? Dead Rising 3 was supposed to be already announced, no? We had that user who leaked Dead Space 3 with the co-op details leaking DR3 too...
DR2 was great. Hopefully the studio is left standing.
This generation really does suck, I liked Dead Rising 2 a lot.
What? But... Dead Rising 2 did pretty well, no?
Layoff when nothing did poorly?
That sucks.
That sucks.
And Capcom only bought them like 2 years ago.
Sad to hear. Dead Rising 2 turning out as great as it did was one of the most welcome surprises of this gen.
Shit. Did Dead Rising 3 get canned?!
best of luck to those affected. I wonder if that one new IP? they had is canned
Damn, didn't they only become a Capcom studio relatively recently? Sucks :(
And Capcom just bought them like 2 years ago.
Something went terribly wrong.
Something went terribly wrong.
Sucks. DR2 was the one western collab of Capcom's that I really liked. Was hoping for a Wii U collection or something. :/
The gamdev scene in Vancouver is really starting to fall apart :/
Not a good time to be a Vancouver developer. Hope everyone lands on their feet.
This is depressing news. It's never fun to hear about people losing their jobs.
don't tell me they shipped out ono to capcom vancouver just so they can fire him.
Good luck to those guys who got let go. It's been a harsh time for the industry. I hope the next round of consoles and business ideas can reduce the frequency of these terrible layoffs.
First thing that came to my mind.don't tell me they shipped out ono to capcom vancouver just so they can fire him.
Wow.
Condolences man.
Between the Bioware layoffs and this, it's been a rough couple of days.
Condolences man.
Between the Bioware layoffs and this, it's been a rough couple of days.
DR2 was one of the two western collabs that worked out great for them, sucks to hear.
RIP Dead Rising. You were one of the best franchises to come from this generation.
Hope those guys find new jobs quick.
Hope those guys find new jobs quick.
You work at Capcom Vancouver, Bish?
Explains my old co-worker posting up a ton of his zbrush doodles on facebook and updating his linkedin account.
Freaking Capcom! I hope the devs affected have a speedy bounce back :(
Ono was a producer on Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams and there were rumors of a western studio was working on Onimusha around the time of the Lost Planet 3 debut.
Sad for those affected. This generation hasn't been too kind indeed.
How in the hell are devs that aren't EA or Activision kind of big going to survive the next-gen?
When they're bought BY EA or Activision and live on as one of their many appendages.How in the hell are devs that aren't EA or Activision kind of big going to survive the next-gen?
But I worry about that shit. A company like Treasure, only has 30-40 something employees. They used to be able to put out a new game every 1-2 years. Now their last new game was in 2008, and they only have the manpower to recreate their classics for XBLA.
feels bad, man
Oh man, hope the guys affected will find a new job soon.
I like Dead Rising 2 btw.
I like Dead Rising 2 btw.
