Comments on: Rumour: GRIN lays off 100-160 staff http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:52:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: deftangel http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-74316 deftangel Thu, 28 May 2009 11:54:47 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=37462#comment-74316 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. 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.

]]> By: Zarckan http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-74309 Zarckan Thu, 28 May 2009 11:21:54 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=37462#comment-74309 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. 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.

]]> By: deftangel http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-74292 deftangel Thu, 28 May 2009 10:21:42 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=37462#comment-74292 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 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

]]> By: Hero of Canton http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-74269 Hero of Canton Thu, 28 May 2009 08:45:49 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=37462#comment-74269 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. 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.

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-74268 Robo_1 Thu, 28 May 2009 08:32:41 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=37462#comment-74268 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. 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.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2009/05/28/rumour-grin-lays-off-100-160-staff/comment-page-1/#comment-74263 Blerk Thu, 28 May 2009 08:09:01 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=37462#comment-74263 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. 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.

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