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kotaku.com - 10/6/2009

Activision Subtracts From 7 Studios, Hits Ex-Scratch Dev With Layoffs [Rumor]

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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 based 7 Studios was at the heart of an ensuing ...

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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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kotaku.com - 9/30/2009

Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong [Feature]

— kotaku.com — The games biz has a new favorite bad guy, and its name is Activision. Do the mega-publisher... and its aggressive, polarizing CEO, Bobby Kotick , deserve the bad rap? Or do we just love to hate? Who is this man, anyway? Though always an industry ... (more) Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be ...

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g4tv.com - 9/30/2009

Activision Working On DJ Hero 2?

— g4tv.com — According to gamesindustry.biz, an unnamed source says Activision is working with Euro development companies on a "sequel... and downloadable content" to music game  DJ Hero . Supposedly, musicians DMC Champion and judge DJ Qbert have been approached for inclusion in ... (more) Activision Working On DJ Hero 2?

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Activision releases half of 7 Studios
GoNintendo — “Since the completion of its acquisition by Activision, 7 Studios has realigned its business to focus its development resources on the music genre. As a part of this realignment, the studio is reducing its workforce to better reflect Activision’s upcoming slate of music-based games.” - Activision statement 7 Studios has been working on Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, as well as other unannounced projects. Link

Activision’s 7 Studios Sees Layoffs
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Almost half of the workforce at Activision s 7 Studios has reportedly been laid off. The Los Angeles-based developer, which has worked on projects including Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer , Shrek The Third and Napoleon Dynamite: The Game , has cut around 30 members of staff, sources have informed Kotaku ."Since the completion of its acquisition by Activision, 7 Studios has realigned its business to focus its development resources on the music genre, the publisher told the site. As a part of this realignment, the studio is reducing its workforce to better reflect ...

Report: Activision reduces 7 Studios by half
Joystiq — ... "7" is not an easily divided number. Nevertheless, Kotaku reports that Activision has cut its 7 Studios by half, laying off an estimated 30 staffers from the development outfit. The remainder of the one-time developer of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ (turned defendant-cum-plaintiff) will be put to work on future music games. "As a part of this realignment, the studio is reducing its workforce to better reflect Activision's upcoming slate of music-based games," an Activision representative told Kotaku. ...

Activision lays off 50% staff at 7 Studios
Games Brief — ... Now, with DJ Hero on its way to stores at the end of the month, Activision has sacked 30 people, 50% of 7 Studios’s staff, stating that it “is reducing its workforce to better reflect Activision’s upcoming slate of music-based games." ...

Morning Consolidation
Blue's News — Morning Consolidation [Oct 07, 2009, 10:31 am ET] - Post a Comment Activision Subtracts From 7 Studios, Hits Ex-Scratch Dev With Layoffs . Nintendo named ‘world’s best company’ . Lucidity on Xbox LIVE Arcade . South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! on Xbox LIVE Arcade . Ratchet and Clank special edition revealed . Forza 3 to have launch day DLC . Forza Motorsport 3 To Include Free Game Add-on Car and Track Pack . FIFA 10 breaks sales records . Epic Mickey, epic details- Possibly not Wii exclusive ? ...

Activision Lays Off 30 at Former Scratch Studio
The Escapist : Latest News — ... But the feeling that hijinks were afoot never really went away and the news that Activision has now cut about 30 people from the 7 Studios payroll, which represents roughly half of the developer's entire staff, isn't going to help. Activision, of course, denied that anything untoward had taken place. "Since the completion of its acquisition by Activision, 7 Studios has realigned its business to focus its development resources on the music genre," the company said in a statement to Kotaku . "As a part of this realignment, the studio is reducing its workforce to better reflect ...

Activision’s 7 Studios hit by layoffs
That VideoGame Blog — ... Although not yet confirmed, according to Kotaku and their source, a total amount of 30 or so people were let go, which represents half of 7 Studios’ entire workforce. Whatever the case may be, as we always do, we wish the people affected the best under the circumstances in which they’ve been put through, and hope they get back on their feet in no-time. ...

Reports claim Activision lays off more workers; shuts down dev studio
Big Download Blog — ... Last August, on the heels of poor sales of Wolfenstein, Activision made the decision to lay off a number of team members at its Raven Software dev studio. This week two separate reports claim the publisher has cut more team members from another ...