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    John Keefer posted a new article, 007 Legends dev lays off more than 150.

    007 Legends developer Eurocom has announced that they have laid off more than 150 people, citing a decrease in demand for console games. The studio dropped its staff to under 50 employees to focus on mobile development.
    Nov 26, 2012 8:45am PST
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    John Keefer posted a new article, 007 Legends dev lays off more than 150.

    007 Legends developer Eurocom has announced that they have laid off more than 150 people, citing a decrease in demand for console games. The studio dropped its staff to under 50 employees to focus on mobile development. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Their last three console projects were Bond games (GoldenEye remake on the Wii in 2010, porting the Golde... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        Interesting to me that Activision seems to be capable of pulling off a franchise with annual installments : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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          The N64 game wasn't good because it was a James Bond game, it was good because it was an incredibly good ... : ChromeBallz
          • I thought the Wii version of Goldeneye was fun, especially for as Wii shooter. : DimmonaThis person is cool!
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            That's not entirely accurate, part of the fun of that game was in being and fighting classic Bond villain... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
            • No One Lives Forever 1, a 'random spy game,' is better than any Bond game, including Goldeneye. Hell, it'... : ghostdad
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      That's a lot of people: http://chattypics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_7dj6otfnzr.jpg : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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        Lol, imagine a videogame dev with that many employees oO : vai90
        • each employee would contribute 1 line of code per month : TheIneffableBob
    • Hope those affected land on their feet. : Professer12