Eurocom fyrer massevis

Eurocom, udvikleren bag en lang række spil baseret på James Bond-serien, har netop offentliggjort, at de er nødsaget til at fyre størsterdelen af sine ansatte. Helt specifikt skal antallet af ansatte fra 200 ned på kun 50. I en udtalelse til Gamesindustry har Hugh Binns fra Eurocom sagt:

"We've fought to try and save as many jobs as possible, but the steep decline in demand for console games, culminating in a number of console projects falling through in the last week, left us with no option. Eurocom has retained a core staff of just under 50 employees and will be focusing mainly on mobile opportunities moving forward."'

 

 

Denne massefyring finder altså sin årsag i, at efterspørgslen til konsolspil er faldet. Det er aldrig nemt at bevidne denne form for fyringer. Især ikke når man selv gerne vil arbejde inden for spilindustrien, så et er her ganske sikkert: De rørte ansatte har min sympati, og jeg ønsker dem alt godt fremover.

 

 

 

English version:

 

Eurcom,  the developer of a long series of games based on the James Bond franchise, has just announced that they'll be laying off the majority of their workforce. More specifically the number of employees must go down from 200 to merely 50. In a statement to Gamesindustry Hugh Binns from Eurocom said:

 

"We've fought to try and save as many jobs as possible, but the steep decline in demand for console games, culminating in a number of console projects falling through in the last week, left us with no option. Eurocom has retained a core staff of just under 50 employees and will be focusing mainly on mobile opportunities moving forward."'

 

 

The layoffs is due to a massive decline in demand for console game. Layoffs in this industry is never easy, especially when one (like myself) wishes to work in the games industry, so one thing is absolutely certain: the staff getting touched by this has my sympathy and I wish them all the best in the future.

Tom Hanks og computerspil

Så prøver vi igen at få bloggen op at køre! Eksamenstiden er en hård stund for mange, og jeg er ingen undtagelse, men nu sadler jeg atter hesten og forsøger at bringe friske nyheder til de hungrende masser. Og denne gang er Tom Hanks involveret!

Tom Hanks er mest kendt for sin filmkarriere, men nu har han kastet sig over computerspillene i forbindelse med hans seneste projekt: Electric City. Spillet, Electric City: Revolt, er blevet udviklet af Jump Games og fungerer som en RPG, som Tom Hanks både producerer og medvirker i. Projektet egner sig til en større fortælling over flere platforme, siger Playtone (Tom Hanks produktionsselskab), og nu er spillet altså blevet udgivet til mobile enheder og kan findes på både Android Play Store og iTunes App Store. Nørden i mig byder gerne Tom Hanks velkommen, og jeg er spændt på at se flere projekter fra hans side!

English version:

Here we go again! The exam period is a rough one for many, and I am certainly no exception, but now I'm saddling the horse once again and will try to bring fresh news to the hungry people of gaming. And this time Tom Hanks is involved!

Tom Hanks is mostly known for his films but now he is trying to take on the world of gaming as well with his new project: Electric City. The game, Electric City: Revolt, has been developed by Jump Games and is a RPG featuring himself in the leading role. The game is also being produced by him and his production company Playtone. The game is now available on both Android Play Store and iTunes App Store. The nerd inside me bids Tom Hanks welcome and I am certainly interested in seeing more projects from him in the future!