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Atomic Games Announces Layoffs
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-08-06 17:54:04 363
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Independent US studio Atomic Games has been forced to lay off "many" staff members after failing to secure funding for its Iraq-based war title Six Days In Fallujah.
By Tom Ivan @ Edge Online
“Due to a mixture of fears about the edgy subject matter of Six Days In Fallujah, as well as low videogame sales this summer, we have been unable to secure full-scale funding from a major publisher for Six Days In Fallujah. This has caused us to reduce the size of our studio today. Development at Atomic will continue with a smaller team that will be funded by our sister company, Destineer,” the company said in a statement.
“We wish to assure the dozens of marine veterans who have collectively invested hundreds of hours in this project that, while we have been badly wounded, we will fight on. The stories of your brothers' courage and sacrifice in Fallujah must be shared with the world,” Atomic added.
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