Xbox lays off Gears of War: E-Day's story director barely two weeks before the game's launch
The story director for Gears of War: E-Day has been laid off as part of yesterday's Xbox cuts , barely two weeks before the game he's worked on for more than four years is released.
The story director for Gears of War: E-Day has been laid off as part of yesterday's Xbox cuts , barely two weeks before the game he's worked on for more than four years is released.
The short version
- Juan Vaca, who joined Gears of War: E-Day developer Coalition in 2022, announced he had been laid off from the company on LinkedIn last night .
- Vaca wrote: "I am part of this round of Microsoft layoffs and am open to new opportunities in games/film/tv.
- If your team needs a director/storyteller please reach out." Vaca's prior post, made only five days ago, was a celebration of Gears of War: E-Day going gold (meaning the game is ready to be printed on discs).
What happened
The game itself is set to be released on 6th October. It is uncertain how many more developers at The Coalition, if any, have been impacted by this wave of Xbox cuts.
Why it matters
According to Kotaku , which spoke to an anonymous source familiar with the situation, fewer than "a handful" of developers were laid off, and for reasons apparently unrelated to Xbox restructuring.
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