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Layoffs Confirmed at Warner Bros.' Seattle Studios

Unknown how many employees were affected by the "staff reductions."

The surprisingly interesting Gotham City Imposters was the last game out of Monolith.
The surprisingly interesting Gotham City Imposters was the last game out of Monolith.

Bummer day for the video game industry. On the back of Microsoft Flight’s cancellation and layoffs at a Microsoft Game Studios office in Vancouver, there are layoffs at Warner Bros.’ Seattle studios.

Rumors of Warner Bros. layoffs started on Twitter this afternoon, and were then confirmed by Warner Bros. in a brief statement released by the publisher this afternoon.

“Due to shifting business imperatives, WB Games Seattle has made staff reductions. The group will continue to remain an integral part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.”

The company declined to provide any specifics on the “staff reductions.”

The Seattle arm of Warner Bros. includes Monolith Productions, Snowblind Studios, and Surreal Software.

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NOOOO SEATTLE!!!!!

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@RainbowCarnage: Blossom the hellflower it is a flower in which resides the pollen of pain and suffering. Which contains the nectar of regret, sorrow, and hate.

To the victor goes the spoils and in this case the spoils is a half-known assortment of rough, and rusty torture tools. These spoils go to the winner you... A winrar is you! CONGRATS.

P.S. Batman more like our stocks went... FLAT, MAN!!!!

P.P.S I'm so sorry

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Well I guess that dashes any hopes for NOLF 3 ever happening.

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@sofacitysweetheart said:

Slow news day, but Patrick's gonna meet that quota somehow.

No? Having an article stating that there are layoffs in the video game industry is pretty substantial.
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@OllyOxenFree said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Slow news day, but Patrick's gonna meet that quota somehow.

No? Having an article stating that there are layoffs in the video game industry is pretty substantial.

I must have missed the part where this was different from any other week? What about the studios that were hiring this week, maybe that should get it's own story too...

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@sofacitysweetheart said:

@OllyOxenFree said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Slow news day, but Patrick's gonna meet that quota somehow.

No? Having an article stating that there are layoffs in the video game industry is pretty substantial.

I must have missed the part where this was different from any other week? What about the studios that were hiring this week, maybe that should get it's own story too...

Do you do anything but bitch about this site? Why the fuck are you even here?

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@sofacitysweetheart
Idiot
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Nooooooooooooo, not my Monolith!

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@yoshimitz707 said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

@OllyOxenFree said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Slow news day, but Patrick's gonna meet that quota somehow.

No? Having an article stating that there are layoffs in the video game industry is pretty substantial.

I must have missed the part where this was different from any other week? What about the studios that were hiring this week, maybe that should get it's own story too...

Do you do anything but bitch about this site? Why the fuck are you even here?

Everything but the pompous article writers and "defence-squad" community members (apparently) :D

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@sofacitysweetheart In all fairness you do bitch a lot. Pretty sure you've used the 'slow news week' thing more then once. And also this is news.
This really sucks :( I was hoping Monolith was working on Condemned 3. Hope those guys land on their feet.
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@casperhertzog said:

1. take studio who have succeeded in the past on their own projects

2. force them to make something out of some bullshit IP you own

3. if it fails proceed to step 4. if it hits run the ip into the ground and then proceed to step 4

4. destroy studio

Profit?

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@Winternet said:

@mrpandaman said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

@Guyzea said:

@BeachThunder said:

@42manZ said:

@patrickklepek said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

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LMNOP

qrs

I . . I don't know the alphabet.

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Ah, summer. Layoffs and lulls.

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I guess this is a sign that if you are working at a game development studio you better keep your resume and portfolio updated so you can send it out ASAP.

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This thread is Giantbomb forum history in the making. Imma just bookmark this so I can bump it 4 years later.

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Shitty. Game developers in the Northwest seem to be dwindling. I feel sorry for any DigiPen graduates.

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NO! NOT MONOLITH AND SNOWBLIND!

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@sofacitysweetheart said:

@yoshimitz707 said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

@OllyOxenFree said:

@sofacitysweetheart said:

Slow news day, but Patrick's gonna meet that quota somehow.

No? Having an article stating that there are layoffs in the video game industry is pretty substantial.

I must have missed the part where this was different from any other week? What about the studios that were hiring this week, maybe that should get it's own story too...

Do you do anything but bitch about this site? Why the fuck are you even here?

Everything but the pompous article writers and "defence-squad" community members (apparently) :D

In what way is Patrick pompous? And because people aren't jaded and bitchy like you they are on a defense squad?

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Well, that's shit :(

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I want another Condemned game.

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Staff reduction, nice way to dehumanize what happened.

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@jakob187 said:

NO! NOT MONOLITH AND SNOWBLIND!

My thoughts too. Two of the best developers of the late 90's/early 2000's.

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I half expected it to be Warner Vancouver.

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FUCK. Not Monolith :(

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I loved Monolith's Gotham City Impostors (it's like Call of Duty, but fun!). I'm really hoping they weren't hit hard by these layoffs. As someone who has been getting into MOBA-ish like games lately (Monday Night Combat and Awesomenauts), I'm really interested in what Monolith is doing for the console friendly Lord of the Rings MOBA.

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No offense to Monolith, but the way they' ve handled Gotham City Impostors post release, I'm not surprised the staff got trimmed

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Looks like they could of killed Surreal a long time ago.

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@RainbowCarnage said:

@Guyzea said:

@BeachThunder said:

@42manZ said:

@patrickklepek said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

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LMNOP

What the hell happened to I, J and K ? Seems the alphabet isn't safe from layoffs either...

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@Tricky69 said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

@Guyzea said:

@BeachThunder said:

@42manZ said:

@patrickklepek said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

d

e

f

g

h

LMNOP

What the hell happened to I, J and K ? Seems the alphabet isn't safe from layoffs either...

What? How could they fire K? He's like the funniest person on staff.

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@ProfessorEss said:

@Tricky69 said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

@Guyzea said:

@BeachThunder said:

@42manZ said:

@patrickklepek said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

d

e

f

g

h

LMNOP

What the hell happened to I, J and K ? Seems the alphabet isn't safe from layoffs either...

What? How could they fire K? He's like the funniest person on staff.

I know, I'm still laughing from that crazy shit he pulled at the Christmas party last year. He was the best. Glad that I is going though, what a fucking dick he was.

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@Tricky69 said:

@ProfessorEss said:

@Tricky69 said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

@Guyzea said:

@BeachThunder said:

@42manZ said:

@patrickklepek said:

@RainbowCarnage said:

d

e

f

g

h

LMNOP

What the hell happened to I, J and K ? Seems the alphabet isn't safe from layoffs either...

What? How could they fire K? He's like the funniest person on staff.

I know, I'm still laughing from that crazy shit he pulled at the Christmas party last year. He was the best. Glad that I is going though, what a fucking dick he was.

Yup. Everything is me, me, me with that one.