Today
on Headline RePLAY: Warner Bros. Games Seattle is struck by layoffs, Zynga insiders
cash out before massive stock loss and Final
Fantasy XIV receives a much needed reboot.
A
Tweet by 3D Realms founder George Broussard has revealed that Warner Bros.
Games Seattle, which consists of Monolith Productions, Snowblind Studios and
Surreal Software, was hit by another unknown number of layoffs.
“Another
Warner Brothers layoff going on as we speak,” Broussard Tweeted. “In progress
now. Shame. Hope people land safely.”
The
layoffs were later confirmed by WB, although the numbers and whether if it will
affect any ongoing projects remain unknown.
“Due
to shifting business imperatives, WB Games Seattle has made staff reductions,”
WB has confirmed. “The group will continue to remain an integral part of Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment.”
The studio
was hit by layoffs last November, and reportedly affected around 60 people.
|Source:
Joystiq
Zynga
insiders dumped 43 million shares of stock at $12 a share, collecting $156
million back in April—four months before the stock crashed to a dismal $3.
The timing
is raises a lot of questions because the stock plunged after the makers of Farmville reported a terrible quarter, the
very same quarter that the insiders cashed out.
Yahoo!
Finance reports that all of the stock was sold by Zynga insiders, and none of
the cash raised went to the company.
Notably,
the selling shareholders include Zynga’s CEO, Marc Pincus.
|Source:
Yahoo! Finance
Rebuilt
and redesigned, Square-Enix announced news of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, a 2.0 reboot of the troubled MMO
of 2010.
“Still
announcing our plans for the future of the title last October, we have been
working tirelessly to include all of the elements that we have promised in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn,” said
Producer/Director Naoki Yoshida. “This new title not only becomes a symbol of a
completely new Final Fantasy XIV, but
also marks the beginning of a new stage as the latest title in the Final
Fantasy series. I hope you’re looking forward to it!”
The
re-launch will include a new world to explore, storyline, map system, client
software and more.
|Source:
Square-Enix
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