Telltale Games lukker
Hvis du er fan af gode historie spil fra populære universer såsom The Walking Dead, Batman og Game of Thrones, så har vi en dårlig nyhed til dig. Telltale Games har nemlig valgt at lukke ned samt at fyre 250 personer fra firmaet, hvilket efterlader 25 personer tilbage i firmaet.
— Telltale Games (@telltalegames) September 21, 2018
Der har været mange rygter omkring, hvad de sidste 25 personer i firmaet skal arbejde på, men de fleste rygter lyder på, at de arbejder på et Minecraft Story Mode projekt for Netflix. Det betyder samtidig, at den endelige sæson af The Walking Dead: The Final Season kun udgives med episode 2, som udkommer den 25. September. De sidste to episoder er aflyste for nu, og det vides ikke endnu, hvad der sker for dem, som har købt season pass til sæsonen.
Derudover har mange af Telltales afskedigede udviklere stået frem med information omkring firmaet, og hvad der sker med de uafsluttede projekter for nu. En af dem er Emily Grace Buck, som har været fortællingsdesigner hos Telltale. Hun giver flere specifikke detaljer om, hvad der er sket hos Telltale og hvor hårdt det rammer de fyrede personale.
To clarify some questions people have been asking (and keep in mind I am NOT a company rep)
– Around 250 people are jobless, not 225
– We did not get any kind of severance
– Our healthcare only lasts for one more week
– Many former employees were contract & can't get unemployment— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 22, 2018
– Due to the insanely high cost of living in the Bay Area relative to payscale, many of my (unbelievably skilled and talented!!!) colleagues were living paycheck to paycheck and do not know what they are going to do to make ends meet this month
— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 22, 2018
– There are people who started at Telltale as recently as a week ago.
– Some of those people have children.
– At least one of them relocated cross country
– A lot of the Telltale devs have families & children. And now they don't have a paycheck. Not even a severance paycheck.— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 22, 2018
– If you have ANY positions available- full time, contract, part-time, on location, remote… PLEASE share them to #TelltaleJobs. Reach out to individual devs not just on Twitter on LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
– These are some of the best storytellers and devs around! You want them!— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 22, 2018
I know you're wondering about what's going on with the previously announced games…
– Seems like Walking Dead: The Final Season Ep 2 is still dropping Tuesday
– Wolf S2 & Stranger Things are canceled
– Not sure what else I can say
– Don't ask former devs about it right now— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 22, 2018
– Your hot takes about the company making weird/not great decisions are not new, surprising, or revelatory to any of us.
– WE KNOW.
– WE KNEW.
– WE TRIED OUR BEST AND/OR COULDN'T DO ANYTHING
– WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE GOOD GAMES FOR YOU AND NOW WE ARE SOL— Emily Grace Buck plz hire TTG devs! (@emilybuckshot) September 22, 2018
Dermed ser det ud til, at hverken Wolf Among Us og Game of Thrones bliver udgivet i den nærmeste fremtid, på trods af, at de tidligere er blevet bekræftet. Det store spørgsmål er nu, bliver de udgivet? The Walking Dead vil som sagt få den næste episode men vil ikke blive afsluttet med de sidste to episoder.
Hvad tænker du om Telltale? Kommer du til at savne dem, eller var de ikke din kop te?
