State of Decay studio boss says he was ‘irresponsibly transparent’ to staff to make layoffs easier to take
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Games industry investors are "sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks", says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry
Last month, State of Decay developers Undead Labs bought their own independence from Microsoft, after a deal with unnamed buyers fell through. The staff created a new holding company, Full Measure, to facilitate the buyout. Layoffs followed. Now, studio boss Philip Holt has offered an inside look on the transition, together with thoughts on the wider landscape of videogame industry investment. Short version: he thinks there's still money washing…
NewsGaming.net Following the layoffs at Undead Labs, State of Decay 3 will be entitled to some changes Undead Labs has escaped the closure by being able to buy its independence from an Xbox keen to clean up in its Xbox Game Studios. To achieve this result, the studio has announced numerous layoffs. And this will inevitably have an impact on State of Decay 3 and its scale. An even more dangerous independent industry Despite these turmoils at Unde…
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