• darthsid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ffs this is literally what most people predicted when these developers doubled down on the shitty direction of the new Saints Row.

  • Squabble3786@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I am deeply upset from the fact that management can decisively lay off talented staff without notice and impact their families financial security.

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      1 year ago

      It’s the American way. Go out of your way for the shiny penny, don’t do anything to earn the dollar.

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      Well the management are out of a job now, too. However in this case it’s the parent company that shut them down, because of the parent company’s financial troubles.

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      1 year ago

      The other side of that coin is that employees can quit without notice.

      Though really it’s not a balanced relationship. Businesses can absorb the loss of an employee much better than an individual can absorb the loss of a job.

      The employees are still probably getting a layoff package, and they can file for unemployment, so it’s not like they’re out on the street, fortunately. We do have some protections in the US.

  • TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world
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    It’s pretty clear from the Saints Row remake that whatever magic that company once had is long gone anyway.

  • NeryK@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    That’s a shame that even a 30 year-old studio is just one commercial failure away from closure, even when part of a larger company. Then again, Volition’s output after Saints Row IV has been pretty middling… So it’s not that big of a surprise that they were on the chopping block.