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Reports: Activision Makes Layoffs, Closes Shaba Studios

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2009 - 9:00am.
Santa Monica, Calif. - Vivendi-owned video game publisher Activision (NASD: ATVI) has laid off an estimated 30 employees from its 7 Studios unit, and shuttered its Shaba Games studio in San Francisco, resulting in another 30 layoffs, according to reports from Kotaku and PaidContent.

Activision recently acquired 7 Studios, developer of "Scratch: The Ultimate DJ"; the company is developing its own rival DJ-based game, "DJ Hero."

Shaba had developed a number of titles in the Tony Hawk extreme sports franchise.

The layoffs reportedly come due to sluggish sales of Activision titles.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/sf9lt (Kotaku)

http://snipurl.com/sfadr (PaidContent)

http://www.activision.com

Published in DMW Daily, October 9, 2009
tags: Games | Activision | Layoffs | Vivendi | 7%% | Shaba Games |



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