Elder Scrolls Online Developer Hit with Layoffs

by William D'Angelo, posted on 03 September 2014 / 4,667 Views

Bethesda has told Game Informer that it has laid off employees. The team working on The Elder Scrolls Online was affected by the layoff. However, it has been assured that the game won't be affected by the layoffs.

"As is the norm for games of this type, we had ramped up a large workforce to develop a game of vast scale, and ramped up our customer service to handle the expected questions and community needs of The Elder Scrolls Online at launch," said a Bethesda representative. "Now that we are nearly six months post launch, we have a thriving online community in a game that runs smoothly.  We have adjusted staffing to meet the ongoing needs of the studio, which continues to operate with a large work force."

"We remain strongly committed to The Elder Scrolls Online, and continue to invest heavily to develop new content for PC players, prepare the game for its console launch, and handle our planned expansion into important international territories. As for customer service, we continue to operate large support centers in Hunt Valley, MD and Galway, Ireland."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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7 Comments

FujiokaMidori
FujiokaMidori (on 04 September 2014)

Shit game. People go easy on it cause it says "Elder Scrolls" on the cover.

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kumagawa
kumagawa (on 03 September 2014)

And the games been out only 5 months, just wait till it's been out a year.

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ganoncrotch
ganoncrotch (on 04 September 2014)

Free 2 Play before 2015.

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ikki5
ikki5 (on 04 September 2014)

Wanna know what is sad? I have heard so little about this game that I though the game was still in development and was due to be released like next year or something... Well, I guess I am not missing much because if it was great... I would have heard more about it.

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Mr Puggsly
Mr Puggsly (on 03 September 2014)

People always assume the worse when there are layoffs, but layoffs occur even when there is a huge success.

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withdreday
withdreday (on 03 September 2014)

Probably the least surprising news ever given the game's failure. I just hope it doesn't affect Fallout 4.

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swbf2lord
swbf2lord (on 03 September 2014)

If it hasn't already (I'm really not up-to-date on Elder Scrolls Online), it'll probably head the way of The Old Republic, and go Free-to-Play. That worked out well enough for EA.

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ganoncrotch
ganoncrotch (on 04 September 2014)

aye... they're really making back that 200million dollars they blew on that game.

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