LucasArts denies latest rumor of more layoffs, internal closure
by Ross Miller 
{ Jun 9th 2008 at 1:32PM }
The new rumor stems from Shacknews, who was reportedly told by a reliable source that LucasArts plans to cut 100 more jobs upon completion of The Force Unleashed and outsource the remainder of Indiana Jones. Last Friday, LucasArts confirmed with Joystiq that they had laid off "a portion" of the staff.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Marty @ Jun 9th 2008 1:38PM
Monkey Island 5 here I come!
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 9th 2008 4:06PM
Yes please.
Shimrra @ Jun 9th 2008 1:39PM
I wouldnt be surprise if they do some layoffs. We all live in a tough time right now with the job market.
Leobebes @ Jun 9th 2008 1:53PM
I heard the whole Jar Jar Binks division is the one mostly affected by internal layoffs.
iFester @ Jun 9th 2008 2:00PM
Man, LucasArts was the only redeeming area of the Lucas-the-Hutt empire. I guess poor directing and poor business management go hand-in-hand.
Shagittarius @ Jun 9th 2008 3:27PM
It would be illegal for them to pay their workers any less (minimum wage laws and all) so I guess all you can do is lay people off at that point.
Oh well...not like anything good had come outta there in a long time.
DBuck_Eye @ Jun 9th 2008 4:29PM
Once they lay off all of those employees after TFU comes out, these guys are going to look like major a-holes for saying this.
AtomicPlayboy @ Jun 9th 2008 8:09PM
Yeah, but I can't imagine them saying "Hey guys, do a great job on TFU so we can hurry up and shitcan you all." Not a great way to inspire quality product. PR guys lie for a living, and this is a good example of why.
t_m @ Jun 10th 2008 10:39AM
LA used to be so cool.... sob...
Hatch @ Jun 10th 2008 12:23PM
Well Infinity Ward Posted a Job offer on Call of Duty 4 for Lucas Arts so Who knows