UPDATE: Telltale has formally come ahead and admitted to the layoffs, in an announcement revealed to its Twitter account. Citing “present market situations,” it mentioned it “regrettably needed to let a few of our Telltale group go lately.”
“We didn’t take this motion frivolously, and our dedication to storytelling and discovering new methods to take action stays the identical. We’re grateful to everybody for his or her dedication alongside this journey, and we’re working to assist everybody impacted.
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Unique Story:
Former Telltale Video games developer Jonah Huang who goes by J Jonah Jonahson on Twitter claimed that Telltale joined different studios throughout the trade and laid off a variety of staff final month.
In a Twitter publish, Huang states “This can be a sore topic, however I really feel it crucial so as to add to the gaming layoff information: Telltale laid most of us off early September. Standing of TWAU2 [The Wolf Among Us 2], I can’t say (NDA).”
Huang added “I signed an settlement to not trigger any hurt to Telltale’s enterprise as a part of my severance bundle. However I’m legally allowed to talk on behalf of being laid off, and this assertion of truth is sincerely not an try to trigger hurt or ruination to the corporate.”
It’s been a very troublesome time within the trade as mass layoffs throughout even the largest firm’s really feel rampant, and Huang making the Telltale information public seems to even be part of a name for the trade to unionize.
Huang additional added he “re-joined Telltale as a result of I’ve at all times wished to work on TWAU2 (as a fan of the unique). Our group was very small and I used to be genuinely excited for the sport.
Telltale has but to publicize any of what has occurred. This layoff got here weeks after Telltale acquired a UK-based studio Flavourworks.”
That The Wolf Amongst Us 2 is being made in any respect, gave the impression of a miracle when it was first introduced. After Telltale’s first collapse, its return has undoubtedly been thrilling for followers, however the concern stays that historical past might repeat itself.
Its first outing because it returned, The Expanse: A Telltale Story, PSU mentioned the studio has returned in “high-quality type” regardless of noting some pacing points which held the sport again.
“I are not looking for Telltale to fail. I genuinely wish to see it succeed. Telltale gave me a superb deal this time round, however nonetheless, it ended the identical approach most jobs in video games finish: a layoff, not a retirement. I ask my fellow sport devs to combat for higher.”
Supply – [JJonahJonahson on Twitter]
