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Rockstar New England cuts ten percent of staff

Rumour says "at least ten percent" of workforce gone
Kotaku sources claim that the Massachusetts-based studio's entire QA department has been shut, and that a number of artists and other staff have also been laid off.

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The staff let go were apparently offered "fairly generous" severance packages and help finding new employment.

According to the report, Rockstar would rather have all of its QA work carried out at a dedicated QA studio.

Rockstar New England was formerly called Mad Doc Software - which ported Bully to Xbox 360 - before its acquisition by Rockstar in 2008.

Edge has contacted Rockstar for comment.

Article supplied by Edge-Online

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Posted by conceptwhite_fox
Well, we are in a recession... :?
Posted by KMakawa
Which now means all the QA is focused at Rockstar Lincoln?, hm.. I wonder if I should apply -.-;

They shouldnt need two QA studios though really, one is enough. and of what I have visited Rockstar Lincoln, they seem to fit it perfectly.
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