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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Trion Worlds hit with layoffs, Rift team impacted.

    "As much as one-third of the development team working on MMO Rift" have been laid off by Trion, a new report details.
    Dec 11, 2012 4:00pm PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Trion Worlds hit with layoffs, Rift team impacted.

    "As much as one-third of the development team working on MMO Rift" have been laid off by Trion, a new report details. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      HEY THANKS FOR SHIPPING THAT EXPANSION BTW FUCK YOU YOU"RE FIRED : Thornfist
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        Isn't this pretty much standard practice anymore? 1. Hire an assload of developers / contractors. 2. ... : TeiresiasThis person is cool!
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          Yeah, it's unfortunate but fairly common. I know that Blizzard did that after one of the WoW expansions. : MagitekThis person is cool!
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            I think that was an Activision Blizzard merger thing. : capt trippsThis person is cool!
            • The recent layoffs at Blizzard happened on February 29th of this year. The Activision-Blizzard merger ha... : slax0rThis person is cool!
        • Its because the game dev industry while being a few decades old is still an immature baby. The working co... : hyperwired
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          This is why I got the fuck out of the game industry. : Thornfist
          • btw one of my good friends/ex coworkers was affected by this :( : Thornfist
        • It seems a symptom of too many development companies never actually having any money of their own. It's s... : eskimo spyThis person is cool!
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      Isn't that where overloadut and dahanse went? : aliasThis person is cool!
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        Yeah I hope they're still employed. : TimeDoctorThis person is cool!
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          Someone said it best in the other thread - community is super important to a company like Trion, and they... : xsoulbrothaxThis person is cool!
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            A lot of those 30 people were probably good at their jobs : rodneystubbs
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              1. If you want a stable job, the games industry is not a good choice, particularly if you're a contractor... : capt trippsThis person is cool!
              • If you are a contractor then you at least know you will probably not be working at the same studio at the... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
              • I know, I'm just saying that being good at your job doesn't make you safe from the layoff hammer : rodneystubbs
            • I'm good at my job. I don't work at Trion though. : kn1fe
          • Community is often the first group on the chopping block. : agcrouton
    • I was wondering where the official post was :P Here it is! : NinjaGamerGirl
    • This industry is broken : et72
    • The Blizzard better lay out 40 off the employements like that. : commanderxp90