C&C4 Layoff Rumor [Nov 10, 2009, 9:03 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Kotaku follows up on yesterday's announcement of layoffs at EA saying they've heard from "sources" that the team working on Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight was warned today that they will be laid off when the RTS sequel ships sometime next year. They also add a few other teams to the list of employees in danger of job loss, saying their source tells them the Spore team and Pandemic Studios LA (Mercenaries and The Saboteur) are also part of the massive cuts.
It happens this way everywhere in our capitalism-run-amok society. Take a look at checkout aisles in stores to see what appeals to everyone. Candy and gossip?
C&C RTS and oddball action games with proven-small audiences have no place in a billion dollar blockbuster business like EA. Wave goodbye.
Capitalism also allows a small group of guys to work hard and make a kick-ass game, release it on Steam or some similar place and make a boatload of money, opening them up to further and bigger development projects down the road and allowing them to make games for a living. Day of Defeat/Killing Floor/Ausiosurf/World of Goo/Braid/Zeno Clash/Etc. etc.
How horrid.
There will always be mainstream entertainment, and since it pleases the abundant majority of people, that is probably a good thing. More niche people get all kinds of indie options and smaller projects, and that is a good thing.
Capitalism is great. STFU.
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