There’s going to be a lot of families finding it hard to give thanks this weekend, as reports have come in that Gazillion Entertainment have fired nearly all of their employees right before the Thanksgiving weekend, and that their MMORPG Marvel Heroes will be shutting down tomorrow.
Though it had already been announced that Marvel Heroes was due to get cut, the expected turn off date was December 31st 2017. According to a former employee at Gazillion, the shut down of the company and Marvel Heroes was due to banking creditors effectively pulling the plug.
It gets worse too, as the staff are now being laid off without severance packages, benefits or even accrued holidays. Meanwhile, players who have dumped their well-earned cash into Marvel Heroes are demanding refunds, which obviously can’t be delivered upon if Gazillion can’t even cover the cost of their employees. It’s a shit sandwich for all concerned parties.
I know a lot of people are upset and wanting refunds for their purchases in @MarvelHeroes, but please keep in mind the developers were not paid out PTO, severance, and our medical insurance is ending in 8 days.
— Andrew Hair (@andrewhair) November 22, 2017
Laying off staff in a manner like this is always horrendous, but if there’s any silver lining to be had, it’s that the gaming industry tends to look after their own. Rob Echtar, the Senior Recruiter for Bethesda, and Blizzard Careers are reaching out to those affected.
To our gaming brethren affected at #Gazillion, connect with our recruiters and check our job board (360 openings, https://t.co/0QC3fhvTs7) for a potential fit. Hang in there folks, we’re thinking about you! #gamejobs #gamedev #marvelheroes #gameart pic.twitter.com/RtSkUvYH7Y
— Blizzard Careers (@BlizzardCareers) November 23, 2017
Crushed to hear about the layoffs at #Gazillion
Contact me directly to learn more about jobs within the @bethesda family pic.twitter.com/HcvmI3scyC
— Rob Echter (@RobEchter) November 23, 2017
Hopefully this means that most, if not all of the former Gazillion employees won’t have to worry about being unemployed for too long. They deserve better than this.
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