Layoffs Hit Popcap Games [Up: No Layoffs at Garden Warfare/Peggle 2 studio]
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Nydius
Member
I'm not even sure I'd consider Bioware as being "alive", per se.
The original founders are gone, most of the original staff is gone. Like Maxis, Bioware is really just a studio "in name only". Bioware will be EA's studio for when they want to slap a well known developer name on a RPG.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Was going to come in and be all faux shocked that a company laid off employees, then I read the article.
Regardless of what actually happened, I hope everyone affected finds a job soon.
Go kindly walk off a short pier.
Or are you honestly saying that people deserve to lose their jobs?
Regardless of what actually happened, I hope everyone affected finds a job soon.
Go kindly walk off a short pier.
Or are you honestly saying that people deserve to lose their jobs?
In the case of PvZ2, I'd rather say it's failure was due to the free to play (pay to win) model than its game design. I'm 99% sure it's business model was brought on by EA, if any of EA's other mobile efforts are any indication.
In short, EA is the cause of PopCap's latest bombs. My condolences to any of the people who are now jobless due to EA's agenda.
He left Popcap ages ago.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Maybe I'm selfish but I hope to see more stuff like Garden Warfare come out of the studio. I hope the company and those affected by the lay offs find new opportunities.
Don't forget DICE.
Battlelog/Battlefield 4 buggy mess/Origin only
And going by the rumors, Mirror's Edge 2 will be fucked as well. My hate for EA grows bigger each day.
There is no chance of Dice getting rid of EA is there? I really like Battlefield but haven't played any since Bad Company 2 and 3 beta..
Brianimaniac
Banned
Yes, because it's the employees, not the ownership/management, that makes decisions like that.
DICE is a wholly owned subsidiary of EA and DICE's CEO also runs the entire Studios label (all their core and sports games).
Duxxy3
Member
Easier to close the studio and remake it under a new name, like respawn did. Would lose battlefield, but I'm sure they could come up with something else.
EAC studio is still there and does FIFA, there is Madden and NHL as well of course, Ghost Games does Need for Speed, Visceral is still there,and of course Firemonkeys.
Sublyminal
Neo Member
Starting?
Except the employees, of course. No doubt PopCap will be making Battlefield DLC in a few months time.
edit: jeez, I had no idea how big PopCap were. >400 employees apparently.
noonespecial
Member
Geez - I strongly doubt anyone is blaming the employees here as the various company's owners are to blame. In other words if a company's owners sell themselves to EA then it should at this point come as no surprise to anyone that the company will probably get eaten up and shat out by EA. I mean - who didn't see this coming?
Adam_Roman
Member
If they would've made PvZ2 not run like shit on most devices, it may have done a bit better. I only played the first 3 or 4 missions because when more than 4 zombies are on the screen at once, it drops under 20fps on my Galaxy S4. So I'm left waiting for a console/PC port.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
- There's no mentions of sales for any digital games, not sure why this one would be any different
- They just updated the game like last week with the local mode
- timed exclusive, got money to make it so, releasing on 360 in May.
So, ya. That coupled with the fact that their division wasn't even the one effected just makes this even sillier.
cpp_is_king
Member
When are people going to realize this is how the entire games industry operates? everyone who signs on the dotted line knows this is how it is.
Wish I could say I'm surprised, but apparently the internal culture at PopCap has gone downhill since EA acquisition because management opted to pursue payout targets at the expense of the studio they had previously. Hopefully they can reenergize themselves on mobile, and create more original IP.
Wait, it runs that poorly? I have an older midrange android phone and was thinking of trying it out but I guess not lol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision#Studios
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts#Studios_and_subsidiaries
So looking at this, they both have ABOUT the same amount of studio closures. EA definitely has more, but 10 of those closures were EA branches.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts#Studios_and_subsidiaries
So looking at this, they both have ABOUT the same amount of studio closures. EA definitely has more, but 10 of those closures were EA branches.
noonespecial
Member
It looks like 6 of those 10 were rebranded as EA studios after acquisition. I'd say they do not count as internal EA studio closures myself.
Affected PopCap peeps in the thread, come work for us www.pikpok.com We are hiring.
LukasTaves
Member
Garden Warfare is amazing.
(Not sure if done by them, as it's completely different from any of their games, though)
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Yeah, kinda knew the newer team wasn't affected. PC and PS4 versions are still on the way, and probably a bunch of DLC.
Other Popcap studios, however, making nothing relevant.
Other Popcap studios, however, making nothing relevant.