+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted October 7, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted October 7, 2009 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'm counting the days for Tambourine Hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 7, 2009 Member Share Posted October 7, 2009 Reducing doesn't make sense. You'd think they would need all those developers to get their games out fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remysaus Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 they only need one engine for 5 years, once that's finished you just need some guys that transfer songs into the code for the game :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hope those guys find new jobs soonish. We don't need more unemployment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Source: http://www.vg247.com/2009/10/07/activision...ased-7-studios/Reducing?! Activision can't spit out those music based games quick enough! Which only requires... what? 2 people? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoredBozirini Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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