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Our company went under this morning, 175 laid off. Oof.
So, does anybody need any rainbows or googley eyes or owt?
kerching?
bad luck Mrs Toast, Blitz bites the dust with some good old friends. Codies will always be looking to hire if you don't get on with the Rebellion deal.
Sad news, indeed.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/blitz-games-studios-ceases-trading-after-23-years/
...time to monetise those rainbows, Mrs T.
Poor Dizzy.
Ooh, mysterious Klunk, who be thee?!
But yeah, really sad news. It's a shame because the Olivers genuinely loved that company, and tried everything they could to keep it going. Still, onto pastures new (or newish, worked at Codies nearly ten years ago, heh...).
In the meantime, I'll keep working on my alpaca pet game for Android. IT WILL BE MAGNIFICENT!
IT WILL BE MAGNIFICENT!
Will there be rainbows? Please tell me there will be rainbows....!
Good luck with whatever the future holds, Mrs T!
Ooh, mysterious Klunk, who be thee?!
some people i worked at codies & smartdog with ended up at Blitz, though they may have moved on.
Yeah, people tend to make their way around the industry quite a bit! Can't relocate too far outside of Leamington though, as t'husband is at Sega.
Will there be rainbows? Please tell me there will be rainbows....!Good luck with whatever the future holds, Mrs T!
And cheers, there will definitely be rainbows!
Also, you'll be able to shave and dye your alpaca, then make it funny outfits out of its own wool. I HAVE A VISION.
Shave your alpaca
Now if that's not a smutty euphemism....
😉
as t'husband is at Sega.
is that the R&D place, if so got a old friend their too.
as t'husband is at Sega.
Short fella with blue spiky hair? Quite quick if I remember right.
1 art role at [url= http://www.freestylegames.com/careers.php ]freestyle[/url]
nothing at [url= http://www.rare.co.uk/careers/permanent-opportunities ]rare [/url]though..... at the moment ?
*impatiently awaits photoshopped Sonic Toast
In the meantime, I'll keep working on my alpaca pet game for Android. IT WILL BE MAGNIFICENT!
Does it look like this?
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If so I am interested, let me know when it is released 😉
I'm sure Mrs Toast's will have more rainbows, and that alpaca is distinctly monochromatic. It's also unshaven, which makes me suspect that picture is from the 1970's
Gutted for you!
There's a few of us on this site who got stiffed when Eurocom shut down last year. Not a nice thing to happen
All ended up well though, at Crytek in Frankfurt now. Loving it! 🙂
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*mmmuuusssttt not google "shaved alpaca"*
Good luck MrsToast
I know a couple of people affected by this, you probably know some friends of friends.. good luck with life anyway. In IT at least these things tend to work out for the best in my experience.
So Nelson Mandela shaved alpacas in his time on Robin Island?!
😯
Cheers guys!
Yeah Jon - I actually feel pretty lucky, nearly 10 years in the industry and this is the first time I've had a studio go from under me. Artist who sits next to me says this is her fourth.
Good to hear you're enjoying it at Crytek in Frankfurt, one of my former colleagues went there and always speaks really highly about it.
Ex Eurocom here, and know a few people at Blitz.
Crap situation to be in - best of luck, hope you get sorted soon.
It's obviously not funny, but this
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😳
too late
I think I may have found my "niche" 😆
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See, alpacas are ace. I'm onto a surefire winner!
So Nelson Mandela shaved alpacas in his time on Robin Island?!
looks like he did more than shave them.....
looks like he did more than shave them.....
He's shaving off the, matted, evidence.
bet he had the first dip.....
Bad news Mrs Toast. Fingers crossed for you.
OK, don't know if we've got any employment law specialists on here (I'm planning on popping into the CAB next week), but does anybody know if your former company can disclose your salary to other companies without your knowledge?