Det lover ikke alt for godt for Activisions Tony Hawk: SHRED. Efter sidste års vel nok største spilflop, Tony Hawk: RIDE, har Activision lovet at især den medfølgende Skate-controller denne gang skulle virke efter hensigten. Det lover dog ikke alt for godt, da det er kommet frem at spillets udvikler, Robomodo, her to uger før spillets ankomst, reelt set er blevet sat på porten af Activision. Det er Kotaku som har snuset sig frem til, at op imod 60 ansatte allerede i går aftes fik en fyreseddel.

Kotaku has received multiple tips today regarding layoffs at Robomodo. Two separate sources have told us that 30 employees have lost their jobs as of this morning, and another suggested the number would grow to 60 by the end of the day.

Sources tell Kotaku that the layoffs were affected in some way by news that Tony Hawk publisher Activision had taken the franchise away from the developer. One source told us that a wrap party planned for Tony Hawk: Shred with the star attending was pushed back to November without notice prior to today’s layoffs.

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