Gas Powered Games, developer behind Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander has been hit with a huge number of layoffs today. Some reports say that nearly everyone outside of the company's CEO, Chris Taylor and a few others have all been laid off.
This comes just days after the company began a $1.1 million Kickstarter for its action RPG, Wildman. Taylor has provided a video update on the Wildman Kickstarter page.
Taylor said that the cuts came as a "very, very tough decision." He continues to say he has another tough decision ahead of him. He doesn't know whether or not he should continue the Kickstarter campaign and see if the funding improves and hire the employees back, or if he should just shut it all down and walk away.
With just about four days of Kickstarting under its belt, Wildman has already raised $176,000 in funding out of the $1.1 million goal. More information on the Wildman Kickstarter can be found at the Kickstarter page.
This comes just days after the company began a $1.1 million Kickstarter for its action RPG, Wildman. Taylor has provided a video update on the Wildman Kickstarter page.
"If I ran this team through the entire Kickstarter campaign and it fails to fund, then I have to let everyone go, shut the company down, no one gets any unpaid PTO or severance. And that I decided was not worth it.
"I really felt like it was a crazy idea to gamble in this economy and gamble with the people here who are the most talented and loyal people. To play a card game with their livelihoods is not smart."
"I really felt like it was a crazy idea to gamble in this economy and gamble with the people here who are the most talented and loyal people. To play a card game with their livelihoods is not smart."
Taylor said that the cuts came as a "very, very tough decision." He continues to say he has another tough decision ahead of him. He doesn't know whether or not he should continue the Kickstarter campaign and see if the funding improves and hire the employees back, or if he should just shut it all down and walk away.
With just about four days of Kickstarting under its belt, Wildman has already raised $176,000 in funding out of the $1.1 million goal. More information on the Wildman Kickstarter can be found at the Kickstarter page.