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Slant Six Layoffs

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City developer Slant Six has offered 26 employees the choice between temporary layoffs and severance packages as a way of making ends meet, reports GameSpot, saying a majority chose the layoff option.

"Regretfully, we can confirm that there have been some temporary layoffs at our studio," the company's official statement reads. "We must stress that these are temporary layoffs, which means we are working very hard on new business prospects so we can reinstate every single person affected. As an independent and close-knit studio it is a very difficult but necessary business measure due to the current project cycle demands."

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12. Re: Slant Six Layoffs Jun 13, 2012, 05:38 Dev
 
Many studios work project to project, its nothing unusual if it IS temporary.

In fact its rare for a studio to have secure income sources that don't depend on the next game. Blizzard is one with monthly WoW subs. Valve is one with 30% of all transactions through steam.

You might think a company like Infinity Ward is one, but if they ever bomb with a game, they are likely finished. Bobby would just hand the next sequel over to any one of the other studios who would jump at the chance.
 
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