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[Draugoth]

via Insider Gaming

According to multiple posts on social media, a number of people are no longer working for Gearbox after it was announced that the company is being purchased by Take-Two Interactive. “Along with countless others, I’ve just been informed I’ve been laid off at Gearbox,” former PR manager Jennifer Locke posted on Twitter. “It really was a dream come true working on this team, and I’m incredibly grateful for my time here.”

 

[Skifi28]

"We have 500 million to buy this company, but fuck those 10 people specifically"

 

[YCoCg]

We've got the IP's, we don't need your PR, HR or Social Media teams, they can go.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

I guess Take2 are more committed to being the bad guys than Embracer are.

Who'd have thought it.

 

[GymWolf]

Maybe it's the people who was in charge of the writing for bl3...

 

[MiguelItUp]

This kind of shit always sucks to see. To think that some people were like, "Yay!" at the transition, only to lose their jobs shortly after.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Maybe it's the people who was in charge of the writing for bl3...

The writing and voice actors being instructed to YELL EVERYTHING ON THE PAGE IN AN AGRESSIVE WAY!!!!!
Otherwise, Great game.

 

[Shut0wen]

Gearbox are pure shit though

 

[Dynasty8]

Layoffs suck, but hopefully it's people who Didn't Earn It.

 

[radewagon]

Layoffs suck, but hopefully it's people who Didn't Earn It.

Hopefully it's people that were not good at their jobs irrespective of what got them there in the first place.

 

[Games of Today]

Holy shit, take two PLEASE revive Brothers in Arms!

 

[GymWolf]

The writing and voice actors being instructed to YELL EVERYTHING ON THE PAGE IN AN AGRESSIVE WAY!!!!!
Otherwise, Great game.

It's not much how they speak but what they say, that ava brat and the twins were painfull.

 

[FeralEcho]

Maybe it's the people who was in charge of the writing for bl3...

You'd hope so but then again the people making these decisions have no fucking clue what gamers actually want so who knows.

 

[StereoVsn]

We've got the IP's, we don't need your PR, HR or Social Media teams, they can go.

Yeah, that's most likely. Basically non dev teams would be the most affected.

 

[jakinov]

Embracer is a holdings company vs Take Two who is a vertically integrated publisher + collection of game studio. It's very likely that research and public relations is centrealized at a specific team at Take Two. Whereas Embracer, becasue they are a holdings company. they bascially just own things and each owned company is supposed to do their own thing.

 

[JonSnowball]

Maybe it's the people who was in charge of the writing for bl3...

Meanwhile on Twitter.

 

[T8SC]

Fuck Gearbox Software.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

These layoffs were decided likely weeks ago. They just couldn’t announce them until after the sale was disclosed. Probably part of a cost-savings initiative to make the company look better on the balance sheet.