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Activision Cuts 30 Staffers At 7 Studios
gamasutra.com - 10/8/2009
Activision Cuts 30 Staffers At 7 Studios
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Activision has laid off around 30 people from its 7 Studios, in a move it says will serve the studio's realignment to focus on the music genre. Activision acquired 7 Studios in April of this year, while the financially-embattled developer was still at work on Genius Products' turnable-equipped Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. Activision's own turntable game, DJ Hero, launches at the end of this month. "Since the completion of its acquisition by Activision, 7 Studios ...
News: Activision "didn't want Modern Warfare"
computerandvideogames.com - 10/6/2009
News: Activision "didn't want Modern Warfare"
— computerandvideogames.com — Tuesday 6-Oct-2009 10:58 AM "They wanted it to be World War 2. Again," reveals Infinity Ward In... what could've turned out be one of the biggest blunders in game business history, Activision originally did not want Call of Duty 4 to be a 'Modern ... (more) News: Activision "didn't want Modern Warfare"

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Activision Lays Off Shaba's Ranks, Closes Studio [Rumor]
kotaku.com - 10/8/2009
Activision Lays Off Shaba's Ranks, Closes Studio [Rumor]
— kotaku.com — San Francisco-based developer Shaba Games is no more, according to a pair of Kotaku tipsters who wished... to remain anonymous. The developer of Spider-man: Web of Shadows is said to have been shuttered by parent company Activision today. Sources ... (more) Activision Lays Off Shaba's Ranks, Closes Studio [Rumor]

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Activision Subtracts From 7 Studios, Hits Ex-Scratch Dev With Layoffs [Rumor]
kotaku.com - 10/6/2009
Activision Subtracts From 7 Studios, Hits Ex-Scratch Dev With Layoffs [Rumor]
— kotaku.com — In April, publisher Activision purchased 7 Studios , then the developer of DJ Hero competitor Scratch the... Ultimate DJ. Today, Kotaku has been told by sources close to the studio, it laid off an estimated 30 people from 7 Studios . The Los Angeles ... (more) Activision Subtracts From 7 Studios, Hits Ex-Scratch Dev ...

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GameDev.Net — ... Spider-man: Web of Shadows developer Shaba Games (which includes around 30 employees) and a developer which they recently purchased, 7 Studios was forced to lay off 30 people (eerie coincidence?) due to a studio "realignment". This is, by the way, from a company that was one of Inc. Magazine's 500 fastest-growing companies in 2007. The Layoff Report unfortunately continues with Habbo Hotel developer Sulake ...

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