Report of mass layoffs at Gameloft Toronto, 49 people were reportedly let go yesterday.
Report of mass layoffs at Gameloft Toronto, 49 people were reportedly let go yesterday.
Update: Gameloft has confirmed layoffs to GamesIndustry.biz, with a spokesperson saying it was "necessary" for the stud…
Only HR, IT, and management are believed to be unaffected by the cuts, which reportedly would see the developer's title, 2016's Disney Magic Kingdoms, transferred to Gameloft's studio in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Kharkiv? Damn. I mean, Kharkiv is an active war zone. As in "I read regular news reports about fighting there".
This was today:
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-attacks-kharkiv-with-fab-500-bomb-for-first-time-injuring-4/
Russia attacks Kharkiv with FAB-500 gliding bomb for first time, injuring 4
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And it's not just casually using the term to refer to Kharkiv Oblast, either. The studio is in the city, slightly on the Russia side.
10 Nezalezhnosti Ave, BC Kvartal, 61022 Kharkiv, Ukraine
EDIT: They aren't in the district that was bombed above, but they're one block away from said district.
"active war zone" is a bit much. There isn't fighting in the city itself, just sporadic long range strikes.
There's just a mild dissonance between that title(which is an awful thing, hopefully they all land on their feet after this), and the happy as fuck Disney Magic Kingdoms image.
You happy about this, Mickey? Does this please your cold corporate heart? They shoulda tied you to the anchor and left you for erased, you sick rat.
Gameloft iself is controlled by the Bolloré family. I have little love for the House of Mouse, but believe me, there's far worse. Not much worse than Bolloré though.