Nineteen of the staff at Ubisoft-owned studio Reflections have had their jobs cut by the publisher in the most recent reshuffle by the software giant.
Going by the details in a recent post over on gaming news website Develop, twelve employees at the developer have officially been made redundant with a further seven employees will not see their contracts being renewed for new projects at the studio.
Develop further reports that a source at the studio, currently working on title Driver: San Fransisco, explained that a number of staff members were called into the company's main office last Tuesday to be briefed on the cuts. The source added that
“We weren’t given names, but they took some people into a separate office afterwards, gave them a letter and took them out of the building. That was it.”
A spokeswoman for Ubisoft later added, after confirmation that 19 of the developer's staff members could either be made redundant or not have their contract renewed, that, “This is a proposal for reorganisation, and it isn’t the people who are made redundant, but the jobs themselves. The people get to have their say about the reorganisation.”
Reasons for layoffs at the developer have been attributed to ongoing difficulties with the progress of the development schedule for Driver: San Fransisco as well as ongoing management support for the game.
The Ubisoft spokeswoman added of the troubled studio that “It will absolutely keep going after Driver (San Fransico)”.
Our well wishes go out to those who will be affected by the job cuts at the Newcastle-based developer.
Source: Develop
Going by the details in a recent post over on gaming news website Develop, twelve employees at the developer have officially been made redundant with a further seven employees will not see their contracts being renewed for new projects at the studio.
Develop further reports that a source at the studio, currently working on title Driver: San Fransisco, explained that a number of staff members were called into the company's main office last Tuesday to be briefed on the cuts. The source added that
“We weren’t given names, but they took some people into a separate office afterwards, gave them a letter and took them out of the building. That was it.”
A spokeswoman for Ubisoft later added, after confirmation that 19 of the developer's staff members could either be made redundant or not have their contract renewed, that, “This is a proposal for reorganisation, and it isn’t the people who are made redundant, but the jobs themselves. The people get to have their say about the reorganisation.”
Reasons for layoffs at the developer have been attributed to ongoing difficulties with the progress of the development schedule for Driver: San Fransisco as well as ongoing management support for the game.
The Ubisoft spokeswoman added of the troubled studio that “It will absolutely keep going after Driver (San Fransico)”.
Our well wishes go out to those who will be affected by the job cuts at the Newcastle-based developer.
Source: Develop
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ghoti 30 Nov 2010 11:35
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"Reasons for layoffs at the developer have been attributed to ongoing difficulties with the progress of the development schedule for Driver: San Fransisco as well as ongoing management support for the game."
Sounds about right.
Sounds about right.
Dreadknux 30 Nov 2010 13:13
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"This is a proposal for reorganisation, and it isn’t the people who are made redundant, but the jobs themselves. The people get to have their say about the reorganisation."
What does that meeeeaaaaaaaaan? o_O
Surely the people who were made redundant didn't have a say about the reorganisation, did they?
What does that meeeeaaaaaaaaan? o_O
Surely the people who were made redundant didn't have a say about the reorganisation, did they?