Gearbox Layoffs

Shacknews has word on
a number of layoffs at Gearbox Software, saying as many as 25 or 26 employees
have been let go at the Dallas, TX-based developer, with poor performance of
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway listed as one of the reasons, for the
layoffs. The report also originally indicated that this also involved the
cancellation of Aliens: Colonial Marines, but subsequent updates from
Gearbox say the game has not been cancelled, as Gearbox president Randy
Pitchford is quoted saying that the game has "Aliens isn't canned," and that
saying development has "halted" is an "inaccurate characterization." The longer
quote sounds a little like
Freddy Riedenschneider:
"We've made some transformative changes and yes, that's meant some talent
changes, but that's not the real story. The true relevance of the story will
actually be irrelevant until we release our next game, at which time I hope
there will be a lot of interest in what we've done that can produce such
results."


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