Activision lays off 30 staffers from newly-purchased 7-Studios


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According to reports, Activision has laid-off approximately 30 staffers from newly acquired 7-Studios. Kotaku says that the 30 staffers let go make up half of the firm?s employees.

?Since the completion of its acquisition by Activision, 7 Studios has realigned its business to focus its development resources on the music genre,? said Activision in a statement. ?As a part of this realignment, the studio is reducing its workforce to better reflect Activision?s upcoming slate of music-based games.?

Purchased by Activision in April for work on DJ Hero and to ?bolster its development capabilities?, the purchase ultimately causing a lawsuit over the source code for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ

The lawsuit filed back in April claimed the publisher?s intention was to delay the creation of Scratch and gain access to it?s technology.

Sounds like a mess. More through the link.

Via GI.

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2009/10/07/activision...ased-7-studios/

?As a part of this realireducing its workforce to better reflect Activision?s upcoming slate of music-based games.f music-based games.?

Reducing?! Activision can't spit out those music based games quick enough!

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So let me get this straight:

- 7-Studios makes a game that would compete with Activision's.

- Activision buys 7-Studios

- Activision fires some employees of 7-Studios

Awesome business tactic.

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