Posted by NTM - July 26, 2012 at 3:00 PM

NOOOO SEATTLE!!!!!

Posted by BulimicBalzac - July 26, 2012 at 3:13 PM

@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

Posted by AssInAss - July 26, 2012 at 3:15 PM

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

Posted by OllyOxenFree - July 26, 2012 at 3:18 PM

@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.

Posted by sofacitysweetheart - July 26, 2012 at 3:21 PM

@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...

Posted by yoshimitz707 - July 26, 2012 at 3:30 PM

@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?

Posted by Red12b - July 26, 2012 at 3:33 PM

@sofacitysweetheart
Idiot

Posted by Cloudenvy - July 26, 2012 at 3:38 PM

Nooooooooooooo, not my Monolith!

Posted by sofacitysweetheart - July 26, 2012 at 3:39 PM

@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

Posted by TheSouthernDandy - July 26, 2012 at 3:49 PM

@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.

Posted by light_grenade - July 26, 2012 at 3:58 PM

@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?

Posted by BestUsernameEver - July 26, 2012 at 4:11 PM

@Winternet said:

@mrpandaman said:
@RainbowCarnage said:
@Guyzea said:
@BeachThunder said:
@42manZ said:
@patrickklepek said:
@RainbowCarnage said:
d
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LMNOP
qrs
I . . I don't know the alphabet.

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Posted by GERALTITUDE - July 26, 2012 at 4:25 PM

Ah, summer. Layoffs and lulls.

Posted by Lurkero - July 26, 2012 at 4:53 PM

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.

Posted by TheDudeOfGaming - July 26, 2012 at 4:57 PM

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

Posted by captainanderson - July 26, 2012 at 5:54 PM

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

Posted by jakob187 - July 26, 2012 at 6:06 PM

NO! NOT MONOLITH AND SNOWBLIND!

Edited by Wes899 - July 26, 2012 at 8:27 PM

@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?

Posted by MistaSparkle - July 27, 2012 at 1:51 AM

Well, that's shit :(

Posted by SlapHappyJesus - July 27, 2012 at 2:54 AM

I want another Condemned game.

Posted by StriderNo9 - July 27, 2012 at 7:31 AM

Staff reduction, nice way to dehumanize what happened.

Posted by fisk0 - July 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM

@jakob187 said:

NO! NOT MONOLITH AND SNOWBLIND!

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

Posted by LiquidPrince - July 27, 2012 at 11:03 AM

I half expected it to be Warner Vancouver.

Posted by ValiantGrizzly - July 27, 2012 at 11:25 AM

FUCK. Not Monolith :(

Posted by dcsears - July 27, 2012 at 4:18 PM

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.

Posted by MeesterO - July 27, 2012 at 5:13 PM

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

Posted by sins_of_mosin - July 29, 2012 at 3:36 PM

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

Posted by Tricky69 - July 30, 2012 at 3:09 PM

@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...

Posted by ProfessorEss - July 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM

@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.

Posted by Tricky69 - July 31, 2012 at 10:15 AM

@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.

Posted by ProfessorEss - July 31, 2012 at 4:08 PM

@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.