
Indie publisher New Blood Interactive has created a fitting tribute to some of the major game developers the industry has lost in recent months - with Bethesda's Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin studios included in the heartfelt message.
The tribute has appeared on a digital billboard in LA, just as Summer Game Fest is kicking into gear in that part of the world. Alongside these two Xbox studios, OlliOlli developer Roll7, Saints Row maker Volition and Sony's London Studio are also featured.
The billboard goes on to read:
"Gone but not forgotten.
Everyone laid off, downsized, & 'made redundant'.
Thank you for great games, from your friends at New Blood.
We love you, we miss you, we hate money."
This is a pretty creative way to show support to all of the developers affected here - in what has been a tumultuous few years in game development. Layoffs and studio reshuffles are just part of the business we suppose, but when you see things like this it does make you really feel for the individuals involved in these sorts of decisions.
We wish all of those who are involved with these studios the very best, and we also feel thankful for the great games they've all produced over the years. We'll get to enjoy these experiences for a long while to come, which is just a shred of consolation for us all.
Tell us what you make of this creative billboard message down below.
Comments 4
1 part tribute, 2 parts throwing shade at the industry.
These studio closures and layoffs are truly depressing. I wish the higher-ups at these billion dollar corporations would care enough about the people working at these studios and helping them when something goes awry instead of simply resorting to shutting them down and laying them off, but I sadly don’t see it happening from these businessmen and businesswomen. It’s rare to see higher-ups at these company’s exhibit care towards their employees.
It’s sad that in Tango’s case, a game performing well both critically and commercially unfortunately did not guarantee that the studio would stay open, and it just doesn’t make sense to close them when their parent company gushed a ton about how well their recent release did and how they needed more of it. I feel extremely bad for everyone who gets laid off from any job and gets no help with it afterward.
redfall forever!
"We hate money."
Sure you do...
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