We recently reported on layoffs at Atomic Games, which followed after Konami pulled out of its partnership with Atomic Games for Six Days in Fallujah. The company blamed its inability to secure full-scale funding for the project, which forced a reduction in size at the studio.
Atomic did not comment on the number of affected employees, simply stating that development would continue with a smaller team funded by sister company Destineer, which purchased Atomic in 2005. However, IndustryGamers has heard from an anonymous source who claims, "Out of 75 people, less than a dozen are left and about a third of that isn't even developers. The remaining team is basically a skeleton cleanup crew that will be gone soon too. They are trying to downplay the extent of these layoffs, but the reality is that Atomic is pretty much dead."
We've put in an inquiry with Atomic Games to find out about the current state of their business but have not heard back yet. We'll be sure to update when we do.
2 Comments
7 months ago
They are toast. As a service to those re deployed into the marketplace, we are cataloging all game industry jobs in Raleigh and up North. We are also in contact with many of the ex-Atomic folks ensuring they get picked up fast. Thay have some great folks. http://www.digitalrecruiter.com
1 week ago
As someone who has worked on political campaigns in the past and helped craft "message" the term "Game Boy" was used because it evokes an image, its not that he doesn't necessarily know the state of video games his campaign picked a phrase that was quick, effective and the Game Boy being around forever, it was safe that it doesn't inherently bring up a brand name anymore.
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