chaos Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 I just read over at combatsim.com that Atomic has laid off most of its staff. From the story: Atomic Games, the creator of the long-running Close Combat wargame series, has laid off its entire staff of full-time personnel. The company now consists of a skeleton crew that includes Keith Zabalaoui, the owner and president of Atomic, Tom Kent, the director of development, and Jeff Baker, the art director. None of the employees we contacted who were affected by the layoff have definite plans for the future at this time. Zabalaoui said that the layoffs were partially a result of the cancellation of the Hammer's Slammers project by Gores Technology Group. According to Zabalaoui, Gores exercised its right to cancel the project for "any reason or no reason at all." Zabalaoui also commented that Atomic's future is uncertain at this time. Source: Gamespot cheers chaos [This message has been edited by chaos (edited 12-12-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Heidman Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 Always dissapointing to see another wargaem company go under, but in Atomics case it was inevitable. There are only so many times you can re-release the same game with the same gameplay and (most importantly) the same problems with a different name and hope someone will buy. Jeff Heidman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I/O Error Posted December 12, 2000 Share Posted December 12, 2000 Hammer's Slammers was the project they were working on? Is that at all related to David Drake's series of books? If they canceled a game based on THAT, then it's time to hunt down Gore Technology members and dispense a little "cubicle justice"!!! ------------------ Honor, Duty, Courage. Valhalla awaits you, honorable warrior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turret Ring Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by I/O Error: Hammer's Slammers was the project they were working on? Is that at all related to David Drake's series of books? If they canceled a game based on THAT, then it's time to hunt down Gore Technology members and dispense a little "cubicle justice"!!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I agree! Drake is a great writer. And Weber too. I would love to see some quality games/sims come out of those two guys' writing. ------------------ "Then we shall fight in the shade." (Greek general's comment upon being told that the Persian archers could blot-out the sun with their arrows.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdarnese Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 Yep and they were halfway done with the game when Gore's pulled the plug a few weeks ago. Their reason? They want to concentrate on "console" games. WTF and you buy Mattel/Mindscape/SSI? What morons... ------------------ Richard Arnesen Shrapnel Games www.shrapnelgames.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I/O Error Posted December 13, 2000 Share Posted December 13, 2000 /me reads this news and sobs incoherently into his Mountain Dew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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