Keth Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Telltale games seemingly closes down Quote A number of Telltale Games' employees have posted on social media today indicating that they are looking for work, with many sharing both publicly and privately that Telltale has either closed its doors or is suffering its largest layoff so far. We have reached out to Telltale for clarification, but did not receive anything back by the time of writing. It appears from the sheer number of developers that are seeking employment, however, that the company will have to make a public statement sooner rather than later. Less than a year ago, the studio laid off over a quarter of its workforce under the auspices of a necessary restructuring plan while a drama-filled game of musical chairs for the company's leadership played out in the background. Telltale has been saying in the time since that they hope to focus on quality over quantity and released the first episode of the final season of The Walking Dead just a short while ago. Telltale had announced several other projects that might not see the light of day now, such as The Wolf Among Us season 2, Stranger Things, and Game of Thrones season 2. A skeleton crew of 25 employees reportedly remain to finish The Walking Dead, but new projects are unlikely to continue after. We will continue to monitor this story and update as it develops. Holy fuck, that's a blind side. Still developing, and this might not be the whole story, but damn. This sucks. Edited September 21, 2018 by Axels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 what the they've been getting all the big licenses! i had no idea they were even in trouble, this sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yeah there's conflicting reports. One says closed the other says layoffs. I'd be leaning a little more into the layoffs tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 verge looks like an ending to walking dead, with stranger things and wolf among us 2 canceled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yeah you see all the great reviews, but from what I've heard the formula got stale quickly and you didn't exactly hear about big sales or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 yeah...shit. i guess you're right, i only played the first walking dead, meant to go back but all the others - batman, BTTF, game of thrones, fables etc - i felt like i knew what to expect, and there's just other VN's out there i wanna play was reading somewhere that they were kinda counting on some form of a netflix deal that also didn't pan out. that's a lotta people though, here's to hoping they find work again soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 (edited) Clearly some talented writers in there. Might be an opportunity to spread that around to other studios and see those ideas incorporated into new games. Still, bummed Wolf Among Us 2 isn't happening. via the link in my first post Quote Update #3: Telltale employees have suggested publicly and privately that the remaining employees are not working on The Walking Dead, as originally thought, but instead the Netflix deal for Minecraft Story Mode. USGamer has heard something similar from their sources. If true, then The Walking Dead story that put Telltale on the map is doomed to go unfinished, two episodes short of its stated goal. It would also likely be the most prominent example of a season pass going unfulfilled, raising the question of what happens to people who purchased the full season, especially from a company that is seemingly filing for bankruptcy. Edited September 22, 2018 by Axels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 IF THEY DON'T FINISH THE FUCKING WALKING DEAD GAMES I AM GOING TO BE SO FUCKING PISSED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 yeah wow, that's...for real? so the netflix deal did go down (to some extent) and it still only kept their doors open another quarter or so? goddamn can't even think about TWD right now, but yeah, if i was invested in that i'd be right there with baytor. this is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 (US Gamer) Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season has been canceled Quote Update 4 [4:12pm]: As information continues to come out of today's announcement that Telltale Games is closing, and particularly in light of Telltale's statement, there are new revelations to the situation at Telltale.We previously reported that a skeleton crew will remain behind to complete work on The Walking Dead Final Season. That information was inaccurate. Sources who wish to remain anonymous explained that there is a skeleton crew at Telltale, but they will be working on the Minecraft Story Mode project for Netflix. In fact, The Walking Dead team was also laid off today and The Walking Dead Final Season will not be completed.This matches with the statement issued by Telltale games where the company promised to "fulfill the company's obligations to its board and partners." Our sources say The Walking Dead Final Season is set to end after the second episode launches next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Wow. This is some depressing shit. Also hearing no severance was given. No overtime was given. I hope these people find some better gigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 Damn, shit's getting ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiffytee Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 How you have a class action on a company that’s no longer in business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 fair question, but - can they be operation without employees? surely, someone's responsible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilly Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Easy - contract it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Skybound Games will finish The Walking Dead season 4. Hopefully they'll give some of the games previous workers some jobs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the division of joy Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Iambaytor said: Skybound Games will finish The Walking Dead season 4. Hopefully they'll give some of the games previous workers some jobs. Their employees will remember this.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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