TimeGate Studios, the developer that helped make the single player portion of Aliens: Colonial Marines has confirmed it will layoff some of its staff.
Company President Adel Chaveleh told Polygon the following:
“Today, we had to make the difficult decision to let go of some great game developers. This is never easy, and we’re doing all we can to assist those developers affected,” Chaveleh said. “TimeGate is preparing, as is the entire industry, for the transition to next-generation consoles and new business models. As part of this reinvention, all projects and strategic initiatives continue to move forward at the studio.”
The exact number of employees that have been let go is undetermined at this time, but a source suggest that at least 25 people have been let go. The reason for the cuts have been as a “result of a publishing deal going belly up“.
Part of the reason could be the fact that Aliens: Colonial Marines was received so poorly as well.
Source: Gamespot
I hate to see anyone lose they’re job, but when a high profile game like this tanks….you almost have to expect some heads to roll..
Aliens actually sold very well in the UK from what I hear, so I’m not so sure what that may have to do with it, however some weird deals and contracts could have been tied into causing them to lose some money. However it’s very sad as aliens isn’t a good representative of their work, these guys put out the very entertaining multiplayer game Section 8: Prejudice. I hope everything goes well for this team.