Chris Kohler
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Sony Euro Job Cuts: The Breakdown

Developer rant blog Inner Bits claims to have the breakdown of who got fired from Sony Europe, and what studios they were part of. Can’t vouch for the total accuracy of this picture, but for what it’s worth: * Sony Liverpool – where WipeOut and F1 are produced – lost over 50 employees. […]

Pink_slipDeveloper rant blog Inner Bits claims to have the breakdown of who got fired from Sony Europe, and what studios they were part of. Can't vouch for the total accuracy of this picture, but for what it's worth:

* Sony Liverpool – where WipeOut and F1 are produced – lost over 50 employees. Sony QA for European titles is also largely based at Sony Liverpool.
* Sony Cambridge lost about 20 people, almost a full quarter of their staff.
* The Sony London studios also let go of over 50 employees. It handles various projects such as HOME, The Getaway, EyeToy, SingStar as well as various R&D and support departments.
* 30 staff across Sony Territories, mostly in sales, marketing and PR in various countries were dismissed as well.

The UK was supposedly the hardest hit territory. Inner Bits says this was because of the "more permissive" labor laws -- it's easiest to lay people off there.

Studio News And Rumors [Inner Bits]