Brad Wardell confirmed that Stardock was forced to lay off several employees in the wake of the bungled launch of Elemental: War of Magic. On Friday reports from Shacknews and Joystiq said that the company had laid off several employees in anticipation of dwindling sales and a general lack of interest in the game.
Wardell had alluded to this late last week in a forum post on the Elemental boards, taking full responsibility for the sorry state of the game at launch and saying that there would be strong repercussions for the company. We assume these layoffs are one of those repercussions.
Here's what Wardell said in confirming the stories about lay offs in the Elemental Forums: Read More
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