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Telltale Games gives walking papers to a huge chunk of their staff in ‘majority studio closure’

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Telltale Game, the game developer responsible for titles including The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us, announced devastating layoffs “following a year marked by insurmountable changes”. And the effect has rallied fans support and, understandably, the call for some much-needed answers.

The CEO Pete Hawley released a statement via Twitter on the news:

It’s been an incredibly difficult year for Telltale as we worked to set the company on a new course. Unfortunately, we ran out of time trying to get there. We released some of our best content this yeat and receiver a tremendous amount of positive feedback, but ultimately,translated not translte to sales. With a heavy heart, we watch our friends leave today to spread our brand of storytelling across the games industry.

Also understandably, this did not go over too well with their staff, and it seems the root of Telltale Games’ demise is still up in the air:

 

More disturbingly, it seems the culture at Telltale Games ran on the fumes of enthusiastic creatives without proper reimbursement for overtime or work:


 

And even more disturbingly:


 

Well, hopefully we can get answers, as the popularity of their content, especially seeing they have launched the final season of The Walking Dead, would have given the impression of things being on the up and up. I personally felt they could have put time into building their own unique franchise/narratives, but alas, here we are.

What you guys think? How the corporate cookie crumbles? Foul-play? Tell us in the comment section + via Twitter @TheActionPixel and on Facebook

 

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