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Gothic, Risen, and Elex Dev "Piranha Bytes" Reportedly the Latest Embracer Studio to Shut Down (www.ign.com)
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[โ€“] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It has gotten to the point where if you work for a game studio that gets bought out or sold, might as well get ahead of the game and start looking for a new job before they have the chance to fire you.

[โ€“] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Before I left the industry in 2022 this is exactly what we did. Only it's more often when a project is finished.