George Broussard tweets: "Word that Sony Online Entertainment Seattle is having layoffs and that studio closure is possible. http://bit.ly/eSxtvq," and: "SOE Seattle and other studios (Denver is rumored) will be closed tomorrow. Good luck to all impacted." Kotaku follows up saying they have "confirmed through a source familiar with the matter" that SOE has cut staff at their Seattle, Tucson, and Denver studios. Saying: "Half of the workforce at SOE offices in Austin, Texas were pink slipped along with a sizeable portion of San Diego. In sum, it accounts for nearly one-third of SOE's manpower before today." SOE has three announced MMOGs in development, The Agency, EverQuest Next, and PlanetSide Next.