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You only need to look at the culture clash of Microsft and Rare to see what a bad idea this would be, "Microsoft purchased the developer in 2002, and the Stamp
by jmkd 3y ago
You only need to look at the culture clash of Microsft and Rare to see what a bad idea this would be,
"Microsoft purchased the developer in 2002, and the Stampers departed in 2007. The family atmosphere of the 90s, when Chris and Tim sat in on interviews and left their talented developers to work unhindered, offering occasional golden nuggets of advice, was long gone. “Microsoft and Rare was a bad marriage from the beginning,” Rare’s Martin Hollis told Eurogamer in 2012. “The groom was rich. The bride was beautiful. But they wanted to make different games, and they wanted to make them in different ways.”[0]
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/aug/07/ultimate-rare-40-years-british-videogames-jet-pac-goldeneye-sea-of-thieves https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/aug/07/ultimate-rare-...
- baby 3y agoacquisitions are always hard
- jmkd 3y agoCulture fit - while a prominent factor in job interview assessment - seems frequently relegated in acquisition processes.
- malermeister 3y agoIt's also what happened to Slack. It's culture was completely killed by the Salesforce acquisition and the old employees they have left are all disgruntled.
- highwaylights 3y agoThis was rather well done. Kudos.