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Monolith Layoffs In Wake of MXO Deal

Posted by Zonk on from the on-the-street dept.

Blues has details on the aftermath of the Matrix Online sale. Over 80 employees are now without jobs as a result of the MMOG's move to SOE. The 80 people are "out of a workforce of 200, although at least 25 of those being laid off are those being offered jobs at nearby Sony Online Entertainment."

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  1. Los fristy pistoys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTF! Is nobody else gonna do it?!!! No first post. No GNAA. What a world.

    Seriously though, who didn't see this coming? Just because there are a lot of MMORPG doesn't mean they're successful. Buy the company, cut the staff, and make what little money you can for the next year until the game dies. Seems like this is the modern business format for MMORPG companies.

  2. Sun Microsystems SUNW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Tons of layoffs at Sun today.

    Scott and Jonothan still at the helm.

  3. Lies! by OmgTEHMATRICKS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They weren't laid off. They were just flushed down a waterpark-like tube and drowned in sewers that spanned hundreds of miles.