Mythic drops the axe; 60-130 laid off
Bad news for the good people in Fairfax, VA today; Mythic has decided to clean house, dropping anywhere from 60-130[1] folks from their payroll today. The tweets about it have been coming in all morning.
Lots of recognizable faces, too. Angie and Justin Webb are gone, as is DJ Larkin. I’ve received unconfirmed reports that Adam Gershowitz (a producer), Carrie Gouskos (an associate producer) (Update: a source informs me Adam and Carrie may still be with the company) and Matt Fleming may be out too.
Jacobs posted a brief statement on the Warhammer Herald about the lay offs, stating that they were shifting from pre-launch to post-launch staffing, and it was to be expected. It’s plausible of course, but I doubt all the press about the decline in Warhammer’s subscriptions announced yesterday helped ease the pressure from EA to cut costs.
At any rate, my heart goes out to everyone caught up in this mess. It’s never an easy situation, but I have no doubt you’ll all land on your feet.