holeydood3@midwest.socialtoGames@lemmy.world•Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at BethesdaEnglish
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6 months agoThe headline makes it sound scarier than it is. They’re being replaced by the current second in command, not some partisan nut job. Plus, it’s being done by the mayor of Milwaukee, a city that has a history of electing socialist mayor’s; he’s fairly liberal, especially for a state like Wisconsin.
Well then maybe it’s important to note he isn’t on trial for treason? The charges are for hacking and espionage.
Article title isn’t super clear, but this is for video game developers who have either been laid off themselves OR others on their team have been impacted. It’s still bad, but the 35% quoted as impacted in the article is not actually a percentage of layoffs.