Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | 08:21 BST
Rumour: Lay-offs hit Rockstar New England
Kotaku’s rumouring that Rockstar New England’s “entire QA department” has been laid off, along with some other staffer from different departments.
Rockstar apparently wants QA kept to a central studio.
Estimates are that “at least 10 percent of the studio” was made redundant.
Rockstar New England was rebranded from Mad Doc Software after being acquired in February last year.
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Tags: lay-offs, rockstar new england
10 comments
#1
Captain Fruitloop
24/06/09, 8:40 am
They already have a central QA studio, at least on this side of the Atlantic – Rockstar Lincoln.
#2
shox r4
24/06/09, 9:42 am
I am sorry to hear that!
#3
El_MUERkO
24/06/09, 11:42 am
how long before one of the layed off employees leaks what it is they were working on?
#4
blackdreamhunk
24/06/09, 12:26 pm
their hands are tie with sony and the fact they are making console games are affecting them. I expect them to lose more money in the future.
#5
Psychotext
24/06/09, 12:53 pm
Rockstar New England’s only game so far: Bully: Scholarship Edition – PC
#6
blackdreamhunk
24/06/09, 4:56 pm
I hear bully is a poor port console game on the pc.
#7
Psychotext
24/06/09, 5:01 pm
#8
blackdreamhunk
24/06/09, 7:03 pm
also a good reason they are getting fired with high production costs on comsoles
#9
Gekidami
24/06/09, 7:53 pm
But they dont make console games, just a single PC game. Pretty normal then, like all PC games the sales didnt follow unlike on console…
Except ofcourse its the QA thats been axed for a valid reason that has nothing to do with figures…
#10
Cort
24/06/09, 8:19 pm
bdh, give it up with the constant troll-bombing.