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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[killatopak]

They can’t seem to catch a break.

Kinda interesting that they all seem to be community managers or in the PR segment.

 

[Tsaki]

Hopefully the dev team was not affected

 

[Hudo]

Hopefully the dev team was not affected

Seems like the actual devs weren't affected.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

They can’t seem to catch a break.

Kinda interesting that they all seem to be community managers or in the PR segment.

This as well as TA are among the first to go in a RIF.

There is no surprise that Crystal Dynamics would be impacted.

This is the reality facing a lot of the studios under Xbox as well when the axe comes down.

 

[Fbh]

They sure are bad at embracing

 

[skit_data]

Aren't they involved with the Perfect Dark reboot? Thought those of all devs would be safe since Xbox presumably foots the whole bill

 

[Danwan224]

No one should be surprised if crystal dynamics ever go through layoffs

 

[Heisenberg007]

Unfortunate. Hope they all land on their feet. This whole Embracer fiasco continues to prove the negative effects of industry consolidation.

 

[squarealex]

Good Job Square.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Aren't they involved with the Perfect Dark reboot? Thought those of all devs would be safe since Xbox presumably foots the whole bill

That's a very good point; I completely forgot about that.

And in this case, how does this layoff impact Perfect Dark? Also, who made this decision: Embracer or Microsoft or both?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

That's a very good point; I completely forgot about that.

And in this case, how does this layoff impact Perfect Dark? Also, who made this decision: Embracer or Microsoft or both?

When in doubt blame Phil

 

[TGO]

Hope she finds a new job, sadly she wasn't there long enough to actually produce something

 

[DeepEnigma]

How does this impact Perfect Dark and why wasn't the publisher footing the bill?

 

[Thabass]

Ah that's too bad about Rinny, she's one of the best CMs. Hopefully she and everyone else lands on their feet again.

 

[Heisenberg007]

How does this impact Perfect Dark and why wasn't the publisher footing the bill?

Maybe Microsoft was. It's a very similar situation to Firewalk Studios (before Sony's purchase) and, in this particular case, Deviation Games.

In the case of Deviation, everybody correctly assumed that it was Sony who wasn't happy with their product and pulled the plug.

Round of layoffs at Deviation Games [studio working on a PS5 exclusive title]

Perhaps we'll be finding out more about what's going on when/if this gets more visibility in the gaming press over the weekend.

www.neogaf.com

 

[DeepEnigma]

Maybe Microsoft was. It's a very similar situation to Firewalk Studios (before Sony's purchase) and, in this particular case, Deviation Games.

In the case of Deviation, everybody correctly assumed that it was Sony who wasn't happy with their product and pulled the plug.

Round of layoffs at Deviation Games [studio working on a PS5 exclusive title]

Perhaps we'll be finding out more about what's going on when/if this gets more visibility in the gaming press over the weekend.

www.neogaf.com

This CD situation (so far) seems to be PR positions as well.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I'm guessing with Microsoft handling Perfect Dark and Amazon handling Tomb Raider, Embracer saw any internal PR and communications positions as redundancies.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

And there it is:

 

[Wildebeest]

Did they fire all the people who like QTEs?

 

[SlimySnake]

Looks like mostly PR and marketing people.

Embracer should not be allowed to buy anything else given how they cant seem to afford the people they do have.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Probably all working from home and not doing shit.

 

[RedC]

Looks like mostly PR and marketing people.

Embracer should not be allowed to buy anything else given how they cant seem to afford the people they do have.

Embracer can only buy what was put up for sale.

 

[Kacho]

And there it is:

So basically nobody of note. Ok.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

So basically nobody of note. Ok.

Hopefully just a handful of pronouns, yeah.

 

[RedC]

So basically nobody of note. Ok.

I didn't want to say it but you're right.

Nothing of value was lost.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

And there it is:

Thanks. I'll add it to the OP. I'll also ask the mods for a thread title change since only Marketing/PR staff from the studio were impacted by these layoffs.

 

[Esppiral]

Pr stuff should get fired in every single company they are all cancer.

 

[adamsapple]

And there it is:

Anyone losing their job is terrible, but at least in this case it looks like no developers were axed.