Disney has confirmed in a press release issued by Variety staff cuts Junction Point (Epic Mickey) and Black Rock (Split / Second) as part of a process of ritrutturazione marking the company's transition into the business of digital distribution . About half of the 700 employees of Disney Interactive Studios may have lost their jobs, according to reports emerged in the last hour.
Last year, Disney Interactive boss Steve Wadsworth left the company and was replaced by Jimmy Pitaro Yahoo and John Pleasants, CEO of Playdom, a company acquired by Disney last July for 763 million dollars. Disney CEO Bob Iger Pleasants stated that would be mandated in particular to diversify the business of the publisher to make it independent of individual platforms.
According to Variety, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, game in which Disney has invested millions of dollars, was canceled without explanation while the developer of role-playing game, Propaganda, has been closed. The last games published by Disney, the tie-in Tron: Evolution and Epic Mickey (1.3 million copies in the United States last December) would have disappointed the publisher, pushing to accelerate the transition to a different business model.
Last year, Disney Interactive boss Steve Wadsworth left the company and was replaced by Jimmy Pitaro Yahoo and John Pleasants, CEO of Playdom, a company acquired by Disney last July for 763 million dollars. Disney CEO Bob Iger Pleasants stated that would be mandated in particular to diversify the business of the publisher to make it independent of individual platforms.
According to Variety, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, game in which Disney has invested millions of dollars, was canceled without explanation while the developer of role-playing game, Propaganda, has been closed. The last games published by Disney, the tie-in Tron: Evolution and Epic Mickey (1.3 million copies in the United States last December) would have disappointed the publisher, pushing to accelerate the transition to a different business model.
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