PlayStation All-Stars developer SuperBot hit with layoffs
1/26/13 11:30am
THQ isn’t the only gaming company that was forced to layoff workers this week, as Sony Computer Entertainment of America has laid off employees of SuperBot Entertainment.
According to a statement SCEA sent out to Polygon, both Sony and SuperBot will continue to support PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale despite the layoffs.
"SCEA can confirm that SuperBot Entertainment did make a reduction in their workforce today. The studio and SCEA remain committed to supporting PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale post launch, including developing the title's forthcoming DLC releases in the coming months. The first character pack (including Kat from Gravity Rush and Emmett Graves from Starhawk) will be available for download on Feb. 12 and will be free for the first two weeks. We'll be sharing news of additional upcoming content soon."
While SECA didn’t confirm how many studio employees are now out of a job, Insomniac Games developer Mike Birkhead sent out a tweet saying the number is “around 20.”
Considering PSABR seems to have sold well enough and has a strong online fan base, this news is certainly as unexpected as it is unfortunate.
Times are tough all over it seems. Just like I said about the THQ staff, I hope the folks who have departed SuperBot can get back on their feet and find work somewhere else.
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
Flapperdoodle
Aw... poor Superbot... I wish them all best of luck.
darkhyrulelord
I know. So many layoffs recently...
Board_games_r_evil
seems expectation for this game was set too high i assume or maybe this may be the result of sony's financial woes, first they scrap their Manhattan HQ and now they let these folks go, i guess we shouldnt expect a sequel anytime soon
Janos
The video game industry is a hard place to survive in after all...
Double O Slevin
I guess it goes to show you, no matter how "booming" the video game industry is right now, no one is safe, even if you do release a game with high praise...
Xaxal Eternitum
A while back they said they were hiring. Now they are letting go. Best case scenario is that they are just letting go of the people who weren't really doing their jobs, to make way for the new blood. The worst case scenario has already been stated numerous times.
As for a sequel, if they go the smash bros. route, expect a sequel once every generation.
Xaxal Eternitum
"Booming" would have been a good way to describe the PS2 era. This gen has been, for the most part, just OK, industry wise.
Fish_Outta_Hell
Agreed.