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June 11th, 2008 @ 07:46
Talking on his blog, Flagship audio and gameplay programmer Guy Somberg has admitted that the Hellgate studio has something of a leakage issue.
“So why is work depressing? The reason is that people are leaving. In droves, they’re leaving,” he said. “We’ve had programmers, accountants, HR people, and artists leave. The founders are all still around, but they’ve been floating away from Hellgate to work on various other projects. The only one still actively on Hellgate is Tyler, but Tyler’s not programming anymore; he spends all of his time on management activities.”
Hellgate, says Somberg, is not quite the game is was supposed to be.
“Hellgate is not a big success,” he added. “That sucks, and it’s depressing. I’m keeping a positive attitude about it because of Korea and China. The Koreans really love the game, and the Chinese have yet to see it. I don’t know how any of these deals are structured, but I’m hinging my hopes for Hellgate’s future on the Asian market.”
Whoops. More through the link. It doesn’t make for pretty reading, frankly.
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June 11th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Considering all the issues the game has had in Asia I really wouldn’t be relying on that as the saviour of the game.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:45 am
I think Guy will be leaving sooner than he expected
June 11th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
It’s a harsh industry.
You gotta admire him for his honesty and humility, at least.
June 11th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Rough.
Can’t see this going down well with the management…