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Capcom layoffs, Senior VP Christian Svensson voluntarily leaves
- Thread starter LiK
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Dude stop.... just stop. I can't take any more of this!Maybe CAPCOM offload the development of DmC2 to the developers of Rambo, the video game!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=619261
Karsticles
Member
Sven is a good guy. Best wishes to him.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
This is bad news. Really feel for everyone at Capcom who lost their jobs.
Sven isn't a bad guy, he was forced to take a shitty company line on decisions he probably disagreed with personally but the decisions are made in Japan. If Capcom fans want to vent at someone then it should be at the Japanese management who have managed to run this once great publisher into the ground.
Sven isn't a bad guy, he was forced to take a shitty company line on decisions he probably disagreed with personally but the decisions are made in Japan. If Capcom fans want to vent at someone then it should be at the Japanese management who have managed to run this once great publisher into the ground.
Maybe CAPCOM offload the development of DmC2 to the developers of Rambo, the video game!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=619261
Some would call that an improvement over Ninja Theory.
Karsticles
Member
Sven was a friend to fighting games. He had good taste in gaming.
Maybe CAPCOM offload the development of DmC2 to the developers of Rambo, the video game!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=619261
Your bitterness knows no bounds.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Well this is shocking, I wish him the best...Capcom doesn't seem like a great place to work anymore.
What the fuck.
What about the Ace Attorney messages to forward to Eshiro? Looks like physical release is toast.
Anyway, it's interesting to hear him say that he's thought about this for a long time. Seeing as Capcom USA keeps losing people like jgonzo and Seth, something's in the water. Maybe they're tired of dealing with Capcom of Japan, or the backlash they keep getting?
My opinion of Sven softened over time though I'm still always skeptical of what he says. He'll probably find a job fairly quickly, he's been in the business for forever.
What about the Ace Attorney messages to forward to Eshiro? Looks like physical release is toast.
Anyway, it's interesting to hear him say that he's thought about this for a long time. Seeing as Capcom USA keeps losing people like jgonzo and Seth, something's in the water. Maybe they're tired of dealing with Capcom of Japan, or the backlash they keep getting?
My opinion of Sven softened over time though I'm still always skeptical of what he says. He'll probably find a job fairly quickly, he's been in the business for forever.
Tis true good sir.
JerryThePredator
Banned
I've met Sven once or twice, and always thought he was a great guy. He had a REALLY hard job and was always doing what he could to interact with fans despite his hands always being tied.
Hope he finds himself somewhere less restrictive.
Hope he finds himself somewhere less restrictive.
Karsticles
Member
This would be a magnificent idea.
Vyse The Legend
Member
That's how I read this as well.
Why would you do that?
Member
I often feel like the people who work at Capcom are constantly fighting the heads of Capcom. From Ono trying to drum up support for Street Fighter IV and other games, to Inafune persisting that Mega Man Legends 3 be made (and his leaving and lessened fan support on the community site leaving the game canceled) to Sven's work on asking fans for support for various things... It seems like it's hard to do things at Capcom and get ideas by without proving that the fans want it.
Shame to see Sven go, though. He seemed like a nice, enthusiastic guy who actually tried to be in tune with the fans.
Shame to see Sven go, though. He seemed like a nice, enthusiastic guy who actually tried to be in tune with the fans.
chickdigger802
Banned
goodbye AA games after 5.
As if Nintendo is so far ahead of Capcom in terms of promoting the communities.
maverick40
Junior Member
The next generation is truely upon us.
vagabondarts
Member
This really sucks for those affected.
Does this mean Capcom is moving to iOS development like SquareEnix now?
The future is uncertain... I hope things get better
Does this mean Capcom is moving to iOS development like SquareEnix now?
The future is uncertain... I hope things get better
JerryThePredator
Banned
Um, exactly. That's why Nintendo would make good use of him.
Oh, they'd use him all right. lol
The same guys who almost cancelled Smash at EVO even after the community raised almost 100k for the event?
Yea OK.
Glass Rebel
Member
Nintendo doesn't think Smash is a fighting game either :x
That part is understandable. The problem is when he never had anything to say or when promises were never fulfilled. Like when Resident Evil 4 sold well on the Wii for a port and that only lead to Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, which still sold well and instead of working on a watered down port of RE5 they made another Chronicles game. Instead of an RE5 port they gave us a shitty port of Dead Rising that nobody asked for.
Again, not saying he's a bad person but his relationship with fans wasn't always the best. It sounds like even he got tired of the bullshit at Capcom and I can't blame him. I sincerely hope he finds a new position at a company that doesn't make his job harder than it needs to be.
CountAntonius
Member
Hope you find a better place Sven you were always good to us. I'm worried about Capcom.
This is really bad news. Sven's done the best fan interaction I've seen of any company. He answered fan questions regularly, and he answered many tough questions and did it honestly.
It also sounded like he was one of the few higher ups at Capcom who really pushed for PC titles. I fear that we'll see far fewer PC ports with him disappearing.
I hope he lands a good job after this.
It also sounded like he was one of the few higher ups at Capcom who really pushed for PC titles. I fear that we'll see far fewer PC ports with him disappearing.
I hope he lands a good job after this.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
I wonder how or if this affects Mega Man's future (such as it is). I'm concerned.
Either way, Sven, best of luck to you in all your future endeavors. I know you always did your best and were unfortunately at the mercy of the corporate overlords at Capcom Japan. Looking forward to finding out whatever comes next for you!
Either way, Sven, best of luck to you in all your future endeavors. I know you always did your best and were unfortunately at the mercy of the corporate overlords at Capcom Japan. Looking forward to finding out whatever comes next for you!
That's exactly why they need someone like him. They are utterly clueless about the communities that form around their games.
JerryThePredator
Banned
Are you okay? Do you understand what we're talking about? I dunno man, you seem awfully confused. Yes, lots of companies make mistakes and could communicate with their fans better. Sven is pretty good with that sorta thing...and Nintendo could use a more hands-on guy to help with that...so that's why he would be a good fit? Did I word something incorrectly before?
And concerning Smash, this type of shit happens all time, probably way more than you know. EVO organizers had gotten the okay from Nintendo months ago, and leading up to this week, the legal department who was not briefed on the whole situation goes out of their way, cancels shit, without doing proper research or asking around, then the decision is reversed when the higher-ups find out, and the entire thing has to be ironed out. It's bad communication, not some "Nintendo loves breast cancer" agenda or whatever.
Hell, this exact type of situation has happened between Capcom and myself. I made some videos with some Capcom characters in it, Seth Killian caught wind of it, loved it, and said i had the all-clear to make more. Then, randomly, I get my youtube account taken down by Capcom all of sudden. Gone. Kaput. I emailed Seth, who explained this type of stuff happens all the time, and it took a few days, and he got my account back up.
Next week in capcom corporate news
Meet your new VP
Wouldn't he be part of the reason this is happening? Well that and RE6.
Best wishes to all involved.
D
Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
Guess the Mega Man 9 secret is lost forever now.
We'll miss you Sven.
Wonder where Alex Jones is.
SnakeSlashRO
Banned
Do they even have like a PR person anymore? It seems that Seth and Sven were the only two who really talked and communicated with the fans about what we wanted and what capcom may have had in store.... its really sad that hes leaving but maybe its for the better...
I think Sven and Seth and even Keji before them really will end up showing Caps true colors, though we have kind of seen it though the resent actions of the company. I look around my room and look at my library of games and realize that I am a HUGE capcom fan, they have such a large catalog of games and characters that have existed since the NES days...
I feel like Capcom could have had the same influence as say Nintendo (even more so with the hardcore crowd) if they really played their cards right... But that won't happen....
Its really sad to watch this happen to one of my favorite companies..... I won't even mention Square... they are like way over the hill...
I think Sven and Seth and even Keji before them really will end up showing Caps true colors, though we have kind of seen it though the resent actions of the company. I look around my room and look at my library of games and realize that I am a HUGE capcom fan, they have such a large catalog of games and characters that have existed since the NES days...
I feel like Capcom could have had the same influence as say Nintendo (even more so with the hardcore crowd) if they really played their cards right... But that won't happen....
Its really sad to watch this happen to one of my favorite companies..... I won't even mention Square... they are like way over the hill...
ambientmystic
Member
As a PC Gamer I remember the dark ages of terribly performing, feature-crippled CAPCPOM PC Ports like RE 4 PC which was outsourced to Ubisoft of all people and had missing lighting.
Sven, as a PC Gamer who enjoyed a greater number of the games CAPCPOM brought over to the PC properly since you came into the picture, (like DMC 4, Lost Planet, SSFIV, SSFIVAE and RE:Revelaitons) I thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart for making CAPCPOM consider the PC as a viable platform at all.
Best of luck to those who are gone, though it sounds like Sven left because he has some plans of his own. I didn't always agree with his obvious handling methods, but I understood it was his job. Hopefully this reorganization unifies Capcom a bit more worldwide, I always found it weird how Capcom USA seemed so separate.
wastedyears
Member
I feel for those affected; yet at the same time I hope that whoever decided to give Devil May Cry to Ninja Theory are among those leaving Capcom. I also hope that those responsible for ruining Resident Evil were also shown the door.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Urrrghhh....
I need my Ace Attorney releases damnit!
This is not looking good for a retail AA5 sigh. Nor for AAI2 neither...
I need my Ace Attorney releases damnit!
This is not looking good for a retail AA5 sigh. Nor for AAI2 neither...