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Jan posted:Yeah, I'm going to have to disagree here as well. Shalinor posted:N'thing this. That's a thing you do with really, really good friends that you have worked closely with before and trust implicitly. If you don't, you do not do it. Ever. It's a big gamble even if everything goes well, he should only be getting into it if he's getting a significant stake and he's okay with the possibility that it'll all fall apart because of funding BS and every dollar and minute put in turn out to be completely worthless.
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Disney layoffs are starting today.
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Hey everyone, Inverted Axis is looking for a new Programmer to add to our team. This is not an entry-level position, we are looking for someone who has experience working on at least one game at a professional level. http://www.invertedaxis.com/blog/employment/software-engineer/
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Mar 6, 2014 18:55
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xgalaxy posted:Disney layoffs are starting today. One quarter of its entire workforce, it seems. Quit making GDC so crowded, assholes! How are we supposed to compete with ex-disney?! 
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Mar 6, 2014 19:18
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Half of my studio is gone today.
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Mar 6, 2014 19:30
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Holy poo poo that's alot of people.
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just saw the Disney news, everyone here is pretty 
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Again, I'm not surprised. That's the Disney Interactive I grew up in, unfortunately. 
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Mar 6, 2014 20:16
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Wait what the gently caress?quote:In a major shift in strategy, Disney also decided to significantly scale back in-house development of games of all types. It will now rely much more on outside licensing
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Mar 6, 2014 23:04
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The internal email I got basically said they are going to be pulling out of all console games, except Infinity. They will license the IP's for console. They are also pulling out of all Facebook games and going entirely mobile.
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Mar 6, 2014 23:06
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Akuma posted:Wait what the gently caress? Disney goes back and forth on in-house vs external development every couple of years. Back when they did Tron 2.0 and whatever around 2001, they had a large internal team, then they dropped them all and did them through THQ and other licensees for a years (a big part of why THQ got huge), then they cut contracts with THQ (one of the many troubles THQ faced, albeit the only one that didn't directly involve them making terrible decisions) to ramp up internal again.
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Mar 6, 2014 23:07
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Akuma posted:Wait what the gently caress? It's in-line with their strategy for LucasArts. I guess maybe they're becoming more afraid of the crazy budgets and uncertain returns that are driving a large portion of the industry. Not that any rationale makes the reality of it suck less.
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Mar 6, 2014 23:13
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Sigma-X posted:Thief just let go of a bunch of people - seems like not the full studio and more like just flushing people they probably brought on to finish the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1QCBF3h_tM This fuckin industry, man. 
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Mar 6, 2014 23:27
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This had been Disney's line since 2011ish and it's just a continuation of the Black Rock/Junction Point closures. If Infinity hadn't done as well, Avalanche would've been shuttered too, and we all knew it. The way they're doing the Star Wars games (license the big titles, do the mobile and web stuff internally) is their new model and Infinity is more the exception to the strategy.
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Mar 7, 2014 00:13
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Sigma-X posted:Disney goes back and forth on in-house vs external development every couple of years. Back when they did Tron 2.0 and whatever around 2001, they had a large internal team, Tron 2.0 was external. Monolith did it.
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Mar 7, 2014 00:25
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Gonna go to the Dark Souls 2 Launch Party in SF in around 30 mins. Wooo, should be fun.
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Sigma-X posted:Disney goes back and forth on in-house vs external development every couple of years. Back when they did Tron 2.0 and whatever around 2001, they had a large internal team, then they dropped them all and did them through THQ and other licensees for a years (a big part of why THQ got huge), then they cut contracts with THQ (one of the many troubles THQ faced, albeit the only one that didn't directly involve them making terrible decisions) to ramp up internal again. They both have downsides, but when your management team changes every 3 years and there's no cultural memory of past failures, all anyone pushes for is "NOT what we're doing right now!".
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Mar 7, 2014 01:15
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99% sure I'm going to GDC, was there a meetup or something like that?
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Shindragon posted:Gonna go to the Dark Souls 2 Launch Party in SF in around 30 mins. Wooo, should be fun.
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Mega Shark posted:99% sure I'm going to GDC, was there a meetup or something like that? Right here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3610374
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Mar 7, 2014 01:19
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Did Disney infinity not do enough trade or something?
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Mega Shark posted:99% sure I'm going to GDC, was there a meetup or something like that? Get in mah partay http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3610374
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So we're still looking for a bunch of different people at Gearbox: http://gearboxsoftware.com/jobs If you're one of the Disney/irrational folks or just a rad bro, reply with some info or email me at misc AT 1217design DOT com and ill see what I can do.
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Sion posted:Did Disney infinity not do enough trade or something? Honestly, Infinity is the only reason "Disney Interactive" as a whole wasn't shut down.
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Shalinor posted:LEGO does the same thing (we got canned as part of a "refocus on licensing" reorg). I'm going to guess every large corporation with game-licensable stuff waffles back and forth on internal or external dev. This is very true and very sad. Worst case scenario when doing internal dev is you spend a lot of money on a failure. Worst case when doing outsourced dev is you spend a little money on a huge hit (and miss out on a bunch of profits). It's kind of amazing that anybody funds big budget stuff at all anymore. Unless you are making a sequel to a huge franchise the business case is extremely weak. Not sure how to fix it. Hollywood hasn't figured it out either, so maybe it isn't fixable.
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mutata posted:This had been Disney's line since 2011ish and it's just a continuation of the Black Rock/Junction Point closures. If Infinity hadn't done as well, Avalanche would've been shuttered too, and we all knew it. The way they're doing the Star Wars games (license the big titles, do the mobile and web stuff internally) is their new model and Infinity is more the exception to the strategy. Incidentally, I hope SW: Attack Squadrons is not emblematic of the new model because ugh.
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So this is almost ridiculously last minute, but any of your indies wanting to go to GDC can get a little indie kiosk at the big Yetizen party- and I mean BIG, they're renting out the stadium- for only a hundred bucks:Japheth "Honey Badger" Dillman posted:Ok, so by now all of you have seen the link below. But what I want to know, is if there are any INDIE devs out there who would want to showcase their game at this event if I set up a special area for demo purposes?
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Shalinor posted:LEGO does the same thing (we got canned as part of a "refocus on licensing" reorg). I'm going to guess every large corporation with game-licensable stuff waffles back and forth on internal or external dev. I still REALLY REALLY wish they didn't cancel Armada of the Damned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEfuZj8TjSE
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Mar 7, 2014 21:21
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Aw, man! I didn't realize GDC had moved. I was gonna go but the West Coast is a lot more difficult for me.
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The Dark Souls 2 launch party was great. I did get a little hammered but not compared to some other people. It was really great just seeing YOU DIED all over the screen over and over again from new players. I didn't get in part of the raffle because it was really early. Besides most of the stuff they gave away is stuff I already have. Woo, only 4 more days til the game launches!
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Shindragon posted:The Dark Souls 2 launch party was great. I did get a little hammered but not compared to some other people. It was really great just seeing YOU DIED all over the screen over and over again from new players. I didn't get in part of the raffle because it was really early. Besides most of the stuff they gave away is stuff I already have. Yay for knowing a local place that breaks street dates! ... it always feels a little weird to me as a dev buying games before the street date. I don't know how I should feel...
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Brackhar posted:Yay for knowing a local place that breaks street dates! Hey Brackhar do you wanna PM me the place; I haven't found a reliable one since Hypergame on Sawtelle closed. THANKS.
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Aerox posted:Hey Brackhar do you wanna PM me the place; I haven't found a reliable one since Hypergame on Sawtelle closed. Are you a corporate spy? 
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Brackhar posted:Are you a corporate spy? As exciting that would be, no. Just a very part-time thing-on-the-side games media person. (And this is not interesting enough to write an article about.) If anyone is hiring for spy work though, let me know.
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Shindragon posted:The Dark Souls 2 launch party was great. I did get a little hammered but not compared to some other people. It was really great just seeing YOU DIED all over the screen over and over again from new players. I didn't get in part of the raffle because it was really early. Besides most of the stuff they gave away is stuff I already have. Oof, if I'd found out about it like an hour earlier I would have tried to head to it. Unfortunately I ended up in a situation where I'd get there at 11 PM 
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Brackhar posted:Yay for knowing a local place that breaks street dates! I know that feeling. I mean I know people already bought the game, but it's pretty hilarious seeing how bad they are it. Here at work we watch some of streams just to laugh. edit: Didn't know you were a cali goon Studio. But yeah it was pretty packed. I was stuck in the corner with one of my coworkers for a bit. An open bar will do that.
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Shindragon posted:I know that feeling. I mean I know people already bought the game, but it's pretty hilarious seeing how bad they are it. Here at work we watch some of streams just to laugh. I'm envious of your ability to work on DS2. :P
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M3wThr33 posted:I still REALLY REALLY wish they didn't cancel Armada of the Damned. Alot of hunchbacks on that island. Though that would've been a sweet game. I miss games like Knights of the Old Republic. Brackhar posted:Are you a corporate spy? Isn't Riot going to upsize to like 1500 employees? I hope that's good news considering all these studios suddenly going tits up.
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theflyingorc posted:Aw, man! I didn't realize GDC had moved. I was gonna go but the West Coast is a lot more difficult for me. GDC has been on the Best Coast for a while? There's GDC Austin, which is more MMO focused, which is a separate conference. There's a handful of other GDCs as well.
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Sigma-X posted:GDC has been on the Best Coast for a while? GDC Austin turned into GDC Online, which turned into GDC Next which took place in Los Angeles back in November. 
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