Activision has confirmed layoffs of about around staffers today. Kotaku has heard rumblings that quite a few Treyarch employees were included with the dismissals, but Activision says that the majority stems from separate divisions such as the section handling licensed titles.

The company said in a statement:

“Like any successful business, Activision Publishing consistently works to align its costs with its revenues—this is an ongoing process. In 2013, we expect to release fewer games based on license properties and as a result are realigning our structure to better reflect the market opportunities and our slate. Approximately, 30 full-time employees have been impacted globally, which represents approximately one half of one percent of Activision Blizzard’s employee population. We are offering those employees who are impacted outplacement counseling services.”

Activision also offered up the following regarding Treyarch:

“Now that we have launched Black Op II, we are taking a minimal reduction in staff to better align our development talent against the needs of DLC development. The release of the DLC will not be impacted by this move.”

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Gearbox CEO comments on Aliens: Colonial Marines demo/final game discrepancies

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

Something happened with Aliens: Colonial Marines. The final product that we know of today is quite different than the demo showcased last year. It’s only natural to begin wondering about the discrepancies between the two.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford president addressed the situation – but only somewhat – on Twitter today. Pitchford understands that gamers are interested in receiving an explanation, and it sounds like official statements could be coming in the future.

Below are some of the Twitter exchanges between Pitchford and fans regarding the demo versus final game controversial:

@trav614 That is understood and fair and we are looking at that. Lots of info to parse, lots of stake holders to respect.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 19, 2013

@zerocrossing87 I cannot address that in Twitter.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 19, 2013

@handsomer_ralph We’re looking at that. Please forgive me for being very careful at the moment. Thank you for understanding.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) February 19, 2013

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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon interview with Miyamoto

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

The intro bit is the main new item of this video. We saw the interview translation during last week’s Nintendo Direct.

Scans roundup – Shin Megami Tensei IV, Detective Conan, Super Robot Wars UX, more

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