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The buried lede here is that the developers of the game, NetEase, are Chinese and they laid off the entire North American team, which includes key people who bu
by inverted_flag 2y ago
The buried lede here is that the developers of the game, NetEase, are Chinese and they laid off the entire North American team, which includes key people who built the game such as the director. The game is a massive success, so there’s no financial reason to do this.
- 3vidence 2y agoVery confused by this, is there something currently happening in China that warrants massive layoffs in tech? As the article mentioned the game is just launching its Season 2 and is still receiving updates and new characters.
- inverted_flag 2y agoThey extracted what they could from the western team and then cast them off. This has been the Chinese modus operandi for decades.
- 3vidence 2y agoReally sad for the team involved. Absolutely brutal industry