Report: Zoo Tycoon dev Blue Fang lays off dev staff
by JC Fletcher 
on Jul 1st 2011 2:30PM
First
Black Rock, then
Red Fly, and now
Blue Fang: a really depressing theme is presenting itself today. Blue Fang Games, developer of
Zoo Tycoon and the Facebook
Oregon Trail and
Carmen Sandiego games, is in the process of laying off "the entirety of its development staff," according to a statement
Gamasutra received from a source.
Gamasutra's anonymous source said that the layoffs total around 15 people, similar to those that hit the company in
2009. The company is reportedly continuing to look for new work, but told the laid-off employees the odds are not good, and, as the source said, "it is more prudent to find new positions." Best of luck to all affected -- and stay away from companies with colors in their names for a while.
