38 Studios lays off entire staff according to The Verge

#1 Edited by louiedog (2286 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/5/24/3041662/38-studios-lays-off-entire-staff

From the developing story:

Curt Schilling's 38 Studios laid off all of their employees today, a source familiar with the company tells Polygon.
The studio's financial turmoil first came to light earlier this month when they first missed and then later made a $1.125 million check to the state of Rhode Island.
Earlier this week Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee told reporters that they state's Economic Development Corporation had met with the studio to discuss payroll issues and layoffs.

edit: Sorry, I guess that would be "according to Polygon" if they ever get a website. ;)

#2 Posted by MariachiMacabre (5362 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Well, fuck. So much for Copernicus. That fucking sucks. Wasn't a big fan of Amalur for the most part but it's always awful when jobs are lost. Especially at a studio that had clear ambition and talent. They just needed to hone it.

#3 Posted by Doctorchimp (3978 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Wow. I really thought they'd push through it.

#4 Posted by N7 (3531 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

I've never seen something die off so painfully.

This is just sad. Like the kind of sad when you find out that Santa Claus was real the whole time, but when it comes time for you to get a present, he smacks you in your face with his dick and skins your mother alive.

#5 Posted by Lucien21 (74 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Joystiq says Big Huge Games have laid off all their staff as well.

It's a day of Reckoning. :(

#6 Posted by Thoseposers (610 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

woah that's rough, i hope things work out for the better for all those dudes

#7 Posted by TheDudeOfGaming (5878 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

After seeing the rise and fall of Black Isles and GSC Gameworld, it's kind of easier to read this kind of news. And i think that's pretty much the only good thing about those two developers closing. This still sucks though.

#8 Posted by Winternet (7344 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

Hope Rich and Ben come through this in the best way possible.

#9 Posted by punkxblaze (2427 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

So when do people rush in here with unfounded speculation of Gallup coming to Giant Bomb?

#10 Edited by LiquidPrince (14662 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Wasn't Rich Gallup in that studio? Wonder what he's going to do now.

#11 Posted by PerryVandell (2092 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Damn, it's always a bummer when a studio closes down. Wish everyone over there the best of luck.

#12 Posted by OllyOxenFree (4555 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Always sad when people lose their jobs.

#13 Posted by Dagbiker (6366 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Dose this mean that Rhode Island gets the Rights to the Unfinished MMO?

#14 Posted by JJOR64 (18127 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Just read about that. That fucking sucks dude.

#15 Posted by Subjugation (4332 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

I understood that they were in trouble, but I really thought they would be able to soldier through it. I'm so sorry for all of the people that lost their jobs.

#16 Posted by Gargantuan (1809 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

We need a Kickstarter for Rich Gallup!

#17 Posted by Winternet (7344 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

Well, Rich getting a twitter account, in retrospect, makes sense now.

#18 Posted by Dallas_Raines (1493 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

@Dagbiker said:

Dose this mean that Rhode Island gets the Rights to the Unfinished MMO?

Yeah, I think they own Amalur now.

#19 Posted by Metal_Mills (2806 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

@LiquidPrince said:

Wasn't Rich Gallup in that studio? Wonder what he's going to do now.

Join Giantbomb and finally complete the holy grail of website personalities once more.

#20 Posted by Dagbiker (6366 posts) - 11 months, 29 days ago

@Dallas_Raines said:

@Dagbiker said:
Dose this mean that Rhode Island gets the Rights to the Unfinished MMO?
Yeah, I think they own Amalur now.

Someone add it to the wiki.

38 Studios

38 Studios was a Rhode Island-based developer/publisher, founded by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.

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