LucasArts Layoffs

**Katsuya** · April 25th, 2004

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Bells toll for more than two dozen studio staffers at the developer/publisher's San Rafael headquarters.

Dark clouds formed over San Rafael, California, today as LucasArts laid off 29 of its employees. Before the layoffs, the head count at the company stood at 418, less than the 430 listed on the LucasArts Web site.

A LucasArts spokesperson told GameSpot the cuts were made "to bring studio staffing levels into line with the current development slate." Other sources said the news was presented to LucasArts employees at a meeting held late Friday afternoon.

The layoffs are the latest staffing woes for the developer and publisher of the various Star Wars franchises. Last October, longtime president Simon Jeffery resigned, saying he wanted to return to his native England with his family. The position of president remains open to this day, as does the director of marketing post, which was recently vacated by Liz Allen.

LucasArts reps would not comment on the status of either of those managerial positions, stating only that the search to fill them is ongoing.

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Modem1 · April 25th, 2004

Not a surprise, seeing as how a lot of people have already tired of the online game (hence them coming out with a expansion pack in which you shoot little lazers with little ships in space). They probably figure they don't need that many people because of the work it'll take to make KOTOR2.
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l3illyl3ob · April 26th, 2004

and thus comes the real reasons why 2 of its biggest upcoming games were canned; they're running out of cash.

April 25th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Katsuya - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: - Posts: 1,934	LucasArts Layoffs -data- Bells toll for more than two dozen studio staffers at the developer/publisher's San Rafael headquarters. Dark clouds formed over San Rafael, California, today as LucasArts laid off 29 of its employees. Before the layoffs, the head count at the company stood at 418, less than the 430 listed on the LucasArts Web site. A LucasArts spokesperson told GameSpot the cuts were made "to bring studio staffing levels into line with the current development slate." Other sources said the news was presented to LucasArts employees at a meeting held late Friday afternoon. The layoffs are the latest staffing woes for the developer and publisher of the various Star Wars franchises. Last October, longtime president Simon Jeffery resigned, saying he wanted to return to his native England with his family. The position of president remains open to this day, as does the director of marketing post, which was recently vacated by Liz Allen. LucasArts reps would not comment on the status of either of those managerial positions, stating only that the search to fill them is ongoing. -data-

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April 25th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Modem1 Ph33r teh hammy! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Near Seattle, WA Posts: 496	Not a surprise, seeing as how a lot of people have already tired of the online game (hence them coming out with a expansion pack in which you shoot little lazers with little ships in space). They probably figure they don't need that many people because of the work it'll take to make KOTOR2. - Modem __________________ Hiya! Windows XP Professional VLE MSI K8N Neo2 Motherboard Athlon 64 3500+ 2GB PC-3200 Dual Channel Ram (2X 1GB) 2X 160GB 7200 RPM HDD's (Raid-0) 2X 200GB 7200 SATA HDD's (Not raided...yet) GeForce 6800GT 256mb ViewSonic 19" LCD Comcast Cable Internet - Local servers downloading at about 850KB/sec. Handy.

April 26th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
l3illyl3ob Link to the Underworld Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,148	and thus comes the real reasons why 2 of its biggest upcoming games were canned; they're running out of cash.