Comments on: Rumour: LucasArts Sees Massive Layoffs http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/06/rumor_lucasarts_sees_massive_layoffs-2/ the Gamer's Guide | Computer and video game news and reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:22:42 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jane Dont http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/06/rumor_lucasarts_sees_massive_layoffs-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11879 Jane Dont Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:36:36 +0000 http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/06/rumor_lucasarts_sees_massive_layoffs-2.html#comment-11879 <p>It's true. My husband was one of the 100 (or so) given the boot. No official explanation has been given as of yet.</p> <p>But, it does seem likely that with the new guy there from EA, and Spielberg having just shipped a title with EA, that Lucas may start outsourcing SW to EA or other 3rd-party developers.</p> <p>The super shitty part is being totally blindsided by it and given only 2 weeks' severance. And a lot of the cuts were likely more political- than performance-based, which is sadly often the case.</p> <p>A bunch of bitches, they are.</p> It’s true. My husband was one of the 100 (or so) given the boot. No official explanation has been given as of yet.

But, it does seem likely that with the new guy there from EA, and Spielberg having just shipped a title with EA, that Lucas may start outsourcing SW to EA or other 3rd-party developers.

The super shitty part is being totally blindsided by it and given only 2 weeks’ severance. And a lot of the cuts were likely more political- than performance-based, which is sadly often the case.

A bunch of bitches, they are.

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