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Massively.com: Guild Wars 2 emerges unscathed by NCsoft's layoffs

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Posted On: 10/24/2014 at 08:00 AM
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Last night's revelation that a large chunk of the WildStar team had been let go is not the only bad news to come from NCsoft this week. According to a letter sent to Polygon, the NCWest layoffs affected all of NCsoft's western branches... except ArenaNet, which runs Guild Wars 2 and Guild Wars. Here's what NCsoft wrote:
Today we announced a restructuring of key operations within NC West. As a result of this restructuring, we are implementing staff reductions across our Western operations with the exclusion of ArenaNet. While decisions like this are always hard, they are necessary as we begin the implementation of a new strategy designed to strengthen our footing as a leader in global entertainment.

Moving forward, we will continue to focus on our core development capabilities and the intellectual properties (WildStar, Aion, Lineage, and Guild Wars franchises) that have made NCSOFT what it is today. However, we are looking to move into new business segments like mobile and tablet games as well as explore emerging technologies.

Again, the decision to reduce staff was not an easy one, and we sincerely wish everyone well in their next endeavors.
Polygon's unnamed source says around 60 Carbine Studios employees were let go; we don't yet know how hard the other teams were hit.

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Well, that puts rumors (that I've seen in chat within other games) to rest that I've heard about ArenaNet and also solidifies the future of Guild Wars 2.  Its surprising how much some of these haters really want to see games fail.

More reliable rumors, but as of yet unofficial, are that NCSoft plans to start ramping up staffing for Blade and Soul NA before the end of the year, with a western release sometime in 2015.  At least that was information given during an informal interview @ Gamescom, with the NCSoft PR rep who was there.  B&S NA will also be using the Chinese client, for purposes of censor level and updating.  Personally, I'm hoping to see an official announcement before Turkey Day, so this is a good sign.  (although not for those who were laid off, but that's the way this industry works)

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