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Nick Statt

@nickstatt.bsky.social

Sr. Producer on Vox Media’s Decoder podcast. Former gaming/tech reporter & editor with Protocol, Verge, CNET. I have a cat named General Bean Sprout.

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Nathan Grayson@nathangrayson.bsky.social · 4w ago

more information on how layoffs have impacted microsoft studios continues to trickle out. today I've confirmed that blizzard china suffered layoffs, and id software lost around half its staff just as it released dlc that required "significant" crunch

“Today was actually the launch of our DLC for Doom: The Dark Ages,” a current id employee told Aftermath. “What was supposed to be a celebratory day after a long effort including significant crunch is now largely a day of mourning. Entire teams have been gutted or even outright eliminated, with institutional knowledge lost that can't be replaced. I don't even know our ability to put out fixes for today's launch if they are needed, let alone new projects.” “All but one person who helped run all our old titles was let go,” they added. “Passionate fans of id since before working there trying to keep our legacy alive now won't be able to do so, and for some that has been as painful as the job loss itself.”
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 4w ago

Union promises to take "all necessary legal and contractual action" to fight for laid-off workers as impacts on Blizzard, id Software become clear aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox...

doom guy looking real messed up and angry
Nick Statt@nickstatt.bsky.social · last mo.

Just spaced out for like 10 minutes thinking about post-apocalyptic fiction and how you cool it would be to do something less violent and horrific and more surreal and almost dream-like, and then I realized Pluribus already did it. Fuck.

Nick Mudry@nickmudry.com · last mo.

Also the fact you can just remove the "2" from this URL and get the Concord closure sure is something. Can't even be empathetically original in your subject about ruining people's lives: sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog...

An Update from PlayStation Studios

Below is an internal email from Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment distributed today to SIE employees.  **********************************************************...

sonyinteractive.com

Nick Statt@nickstatt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Came out of game writing retirement to cover Marathon, a game I feel uniquely qualified to critique after spending 200+ hours in season 1, clearing the Compiler and getting far too attached to it. It has amazing foundation. But it needs to change in big ways for S2. www.theverge.com/games/940214...

Marathon’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around

In the volatile world of live-service shooters, the game needs to stop wasting players’ time.

theverge.com