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“Massive Consequences” For Stardock Come To Light
In a particularly candid admission earlier this week – Stardock CEO and Elemental: War of Magic lead designer Brad Wardell admitted to his role in the “catastrophic” launch of the game. Pointing to his own failures, Wardell painted a gloomy forecast, stating that “there will be massive consequences for Stardock’s game studio,” and that “the issue here is far, far worse than many of you think it is.”
Those consequences have now come to light. Wardell confirmed today that there have been layoffs at the company. Developers, designers, and sales members working on Elemental have been let go, but Wardell maintains that “no one working on the core components of Elemental is affected.”
Again speaking directly to the community in the official Elemental forums, Wardell explained that they banked on the revenue from Elemental to fund a new project and an additional team. Wardell hopes to bring as many of the staffers back on possible once the studio is back on its feet.
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