Thu, May 28, 2009 | 09:07 BST
Rumour: GRIN lays off 100-160 staff
Kotaku’s rumouring that Bionic Commando developer GRIN’s dropped between 100 and 160 staff, citing “multiple sources”.
The firm, which has offices in Sweden, Spain and Indonesia, is rumored to be in the process of shuttering its Gothenburg and Barcelona-based sites.
Layoffs at its headquarters in Stockholm are rumored to amount to nearly 30.
Full thing through the link.
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Posted in: Development, Rumour
Tags: grin, layoffs
6 comments
#1
Blerk
28/05/09, 9:09 am
Ouch. This seems particularly weird given that they appear to have been so prolific over the last 12 months – every other game appears to have been created by Grin of late.
#2
Robo_1
28/05/09, 9:32 am
Indeed, I really thought they were an up and up developer. They’re a talented bunch too, Bionic Commando is superb, and Wanted and Rearmed were great too. I hope they bounce back from this.
#3
Hero of Canton
28/05/09, 9:45 am
I’ve found GRIN’s stuff very hit and miss. Wanted and Rearmed are great, Commando and Terminator are pretty awful. Still, a shame to see this happening – seems to be the case every time a big(ish) name game flops.
#4
deftangel
28/05/09, 11:21 am
On the other hand they could be downsizing a bit having staffed up to ship those four games. They must have had to take on a few extra to get all of those out in such a short window
#5
Zarckan
28/05/09, 12:21 pm
If people think that their position is 100% secured when work on LARGE projects is finished they are nuts.
Any decent devco will keep a core staff on, but ramp up/down during peak project times, it is the ONLY sensible business practice.
#6
deftangel
28/05/09, 12:54 pm
Well ideally they would schedule their projects so that as one rolls off full production another one is ramping up. Either that and go the whole hog with the movie model and hire people as contractors. Constantly dealing with all the HR admin of either hiring or firing permanent staff sounds more like a hindrance to me.