Layoffs at Obsidian : Othor Games

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:19 am

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/14/reports-layoffs-hit-obsidian.aspx.

Doesn't seem like a stable place to be lately the Games Industry. Along with a myriad of other Developers being hit with layoffs and Game.co.uk currently circling the drain must be nerve racking to be in the industry.

Also if their cancelled next-gen game has anything to do with Fallout I will eat someone, eat them whole. :down:

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:32 am

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/03/14/reports-layoffs-hit-obsidian.aspx.

Doesn't seem like a stable place to be lately the Games Industry. Along with a myriad of other Developers being hit with layoffs and Game.co.uk currently circling the drain must be nerve racking to be in the industry.

Also if their cancelled next-gen game has anything to do with Fallout I will eat someone, eat them whole. :down:

Well [censored].

:cry:

If the next gen title was A fallout, I'm done with the series unless Bethesda ups their game. [censored]! Obsidian has some amazing writers!

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:05 am

Well that svcks, especially after getting by layoffs late last year as well.

Now I'm curious what the hell Project North Carolina is/was, and more than that, wonder if I really want to know in light of this.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:02 am

In another article it said two guys who were hired within the last week were let go. I feel pretty bad for them.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:02 am

Yeah....this svcks. One of those laid off was an Interplay vet and a lead programmer for FNV, among many others.
I know the economy is still rough but they've been hit hard. I'm feeling pretty fearful for them, to be honest.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:01 pm

Wow. That's [censored] weak.

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:17 am

Bethesda, you seeing this? Obsidian just let go of some good people. Nows your chance to hire them for Fallout 4.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:58 am

Bethesda, you seeing this? Obsidian just let go of some good people. Nows your chance to hire them for Fallout 4.

I like that idea. We can hope...

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:14 pm

If the next gen game was a fallout, I'm kind of glad bethesda will be developing it ( feel free to tell me how stupid and wrong I am) Fallout 3 was great and I enjoy playing it much more than new vegasEdit: Yeah bethesda feel free to hire some obsisian people, hopefully writers

» Tue May 15, 2012 7:59 am

Yeah bethesda feel free to hire some obsisian people, hopefully writers

They will be streamlined into Skyrim, so nothing will change.

» Tue May 15, 2012 1:11 am

If the next gen game was a fallout, I'm kind of glad bethesda will be developing it ( feel free to tell me how stupid and wrong I am) Fallout 3 was great and I enjoy playing it much more than new vegasEdit: Yeah bethesda feel free to hire some obsisian people, hopefully writers

Wow.

Another one bites the dust.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:27 pm

Well that put a damper on the day

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:10 am

It svcks, but keep in mind this happened just after New Vegas came out and people thought the DLC for it would get cancelled. Most of the people that got let go were just temp/contract workers hired for extra help on New Vegas and other things.

This could be something like it. I doubt Gamebanshee is very reliable in its info, could just be some temp workers being let go or maybe a deal went through on a project.

They hired Tim Cain a couple months ago did they not? If he was one of the guys axed then yeah maybe they have some problems.

» Tue May 15, 2012 7:09 am

It svcks, but keep in mind this happened just after New Vegas came out and people thought the DLC for it would get cancelled. Most of the people that got let go were just temp/contract workers hired for extra help on New Vegas and other things.

This could be something like it. I doubt Gamebanshee is a very reliable in its info, could just be some temp workers being let go or maybe a deal went through on a project.

They hired Tim Cain a couple months ago did they not? If he was one of the guys axed then yeah maybe they have some problems.

I love your half full glass. I need to get me one of those

» Tue May 15, 2012 6:20 am

i kind of felt that they blew their chance in what they did with FO:NV but i would not wish lay offs on any one

» Tue May 15, 2012 5:19 am

I love your half full glass. I need to get me one of those :smile:

Which is odd because I am normally "everything is [censored]" type person. I just don't believe everything I read on the internet. I asked Chris Avellone last time that happened and he said it was mostly contract and temp people being let go. It is the nature of the job, they were not meant to be there forever.

Companies hire and fire people all the time, its the nature of the game. Its a very competitive business. I will wait for more info about this before I start running around like a chicken with its head cut-off.

People panicked last time something like this happened. People thought the DLC for New Vegas would be cancelled and the patches wouldn't be made.

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:28 pm

Chris Avellone tweeted that they only got an initial payment for FNV and no royalties because they didn't get a Metacritic score of 85 or higher. The FNV score is 84. That's messed up.

» Tue May 15, 2012 7:22 am

Chris Avellone tweeted that they only got an initial payment for FNV and no royalties because they didn't get a Metacritic score of 85 or higher. The FNV score is 84. That's messed up.

Seriously? What do subjective review scores have to do with anything...

» Tue May 15, 2012 2:25 am

I love your half full glass. I need to get me one of those

Well the glass is always 100% full air is occupying the seemingly empty space.

» Tue May 15, 2012 8:48 am

In another article it said two guys who were hired within the last week were let go. I feel pretty bad for them.

Even if they're temps that's pretty rough.

Bethesda, you seeing this? Obsidian just let go of some good people. Nows your chance to hire them for Fallout 4.

Bethesda has several job listings at the moment, although relocating across the country isn't easy.

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:48 am

Bad things happen to good people.

» Tue May 15, 2012 4:56 am

Chris Avellone tweeted that they only got an initial payment for FNV and no royalties because they didn't get a Metacritic score of 85 or higher. The FNV score is 84. That's messed up.

Like I needed any more reasons to hate the industry.

Im annoyed they canceled that other project, yet kept the southpark one. I cant see the SP game doing well.

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:56 pm

Companies hire and fire people all the time, its the nature of the game. Its a very competitive business. I will wait for more info about this before I start running around like a chicken with its head cut-off.

True that. However...
Obsidian has their own forum, you know. There's more than a few on the chopping block who were there for 3+ years at least. Also, Linkedin is full of info if you know what to look for. (edit) dont think this is the end yet, but it's not exactly heartening either.

» Tue May 15, 2012 9:48 am

If the next gen game was a fallout, I'm kind of glad bethesda will be developing it ( feel free to tell me how stupid and wrong I am) Fallout 3 was great and I enjoy playing it much more than new vegasEdit: Yeah bethesda feel free to hire some obsisian people, hopefully writers

Same here, I hate Obsidian. Why can't they make their own games instead of taking someone elses?

» Tue May 15, 2012 12:47 am

Seriously? What do subjective review scores have to do with anything...

Apparently that was part of their contract.