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09-04-2005, 08:46 AM
Just as the last installment for the Myst series nears release, Cyan Worlds (creators of Myst) laid off everyone in the company except for 2 people
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Almost all of Cyan Worlds, Inc. was laid off today, including me. I know with the talent we have here people will find new places to go and do great things. It’s sad to see a company with such talented people to basicly expire. I don’t blame anyone for it happening. So today we had a company meeting in which Rand said some kind final words. Then we had a hamburger and goodbye gathering. Over the last few weeks leading to this point many of us had the hope that something would come up, but it didn’t happen. I will try to stay in Spokane as long as I can. I got some really good things going for me right now here and I hate to see that just dust in the wind.
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Can't say I'm suprised. Uru was supposed to have a MMO-mode (pay to play), but because it was buggy, got axed at the last minute. That, coupled with the fact that adventure games don't sell well anymore, lead to this I'm sure.
You can read the blog <a href="http://www.thegreydragon.com/2005/09/time-of-your-life-almost-all-of-cyan.html">here</a>
<blockquote>
Almost all of Cyan Worlds, Inc. was laid off today, including me. I know with the talent we have here people will find new places to go and do great things. It’s sad to see a company with such talented people to basicly expire. I don’t blame anyone for it happening. So today we had a company meeting in which Rand said some kind final words. Then we had a hamburger and goodbye gathering. Over the last few weeks leading to this point many of us had the hope that something would come up, but it didn’t happen. I will try to stay in Spokane as long as I can. I got some really good things going for me right now here and I hate to see that just dust in the wind.
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Can't say I'm suprised. Uru was supposed to have a MMO-mode (pay to play), but because it was buggy, got axed at the last minute. That, coupled with the fact that adventure games don't sell well anymore, lead to this I'm sure.
You can read the blog <a href="http://www.thegreydragon.com/2005/09/time-of-your-life-almost-all-of-cyan.html">here</a>