Lots of studios reach out to ex-Telltale employees

Kenzodielocke · Sep 22, 2018

Very heartwarming to see, here are some of the tweets from various studios:

We're incredibly sad to hear about the reported employee impact at Telltale. We're actively hiring and would love to connect. Storytellers, creatives, devs of all disciplines wanted. Email us direct [email protected]

https://twitter.com/SonySantaMonica/status/1043225921321238528

To everyone affected, connect with our recruiters and check our openings. And thank you. The entertainment you've given us over the years has been incredible and is a testament to your collective talent and passion. Hang in there, thinking of you! <3#telltalejobs #gaming #gamedev

https://twitter.com/BlizzardCareers/status/1043287415257874432

#TelltaleJobs folks -- meet us Monday 9/24 on the patio at BJ's in San Rafael starting at 4:30PM. Let's talk about job opportunities over some drinks & food, our treat. https://goo.gl/maps/ekef4iH46vq … #UbiSF

https://twitter.com/UbisoftStudioSF/status/1043258393639571456

Super sad to hear the news about Telltale... We have a number of different openings at EA Firemonkeys in Melbourne; if anybody is open to moving to Australia, we would love to have you join us! #TelltaleJobs https://www.ea.com/careers/careers-overview/melbourne#roles … @emilybuckshot

https://twitter.com/annabrandberg/status/1043331645711872000

For everyone affected by the #CapcomVancouver or Telltale Games layoffs, we have some positions open in our Redmond, WA & Stockholm, Sweden offices. We pay for relocation. http://Mojang.workable.com or http://careers.microsoft.com #TelltaleJobs

https://twitter.com/HelenAngel/status/1043351355627192320

We're sorry to hear the news coming out of #Telltale Games today. If you've been impacted, please head over to http://ninjatheory.com to see our current vacancies #Telltalejobs

https://twitter.com/NinjaTheory/status/1043262714292912128

Wow, the news from Telltale is devastating, a loss for games as a medium. My sympathy to all those affected <3 Naughty Dog is hiring, please reach out to @NaughtyDogJobs!

https://twitter.com/BadData_/status/1043324820073500673

Awful to hear about Telltale's closure. Like many of us, I've also been there without a cheque for the end of the month. It's insanely stressful. :( Insomniac is hiring. If you have questions - feel free to reach out. https://insomniac.games/careers/ #TelltaleJobs

https://twitter.com/wuffles/status/1043242579813224449

Super sad to hear about the layoffs at Telltale and Capcom Vancouver. Reminder that @EpicGames is hiring for, well, a lot of things! #gamejobs

https://twitter.com/iveytron/status/1043289730262036480

We are extremely sorry to hear about the reported layoffs over at Telltale. Our hearts go out to those affected. Our studio is actively hiring and would love to connect with you! https://bendstudio.com/careers/ #TelltaleJobs

https://twitter.com/BendStudio/status/1043246138235576320

To anyone affected by the news today coming out of #Telltale, feel free to reach out. We are hiring for plenty of roles. https://www.zenimaxonline.com/careers #TelltaleJobs

https://twitter.com/TESOnline/status/1043225948466884608

Nightbird · Sep 22, 2018

I saw something from Ubisoft as well

Couscous · Sep 22, 2018

That's very cool. A lot of developers could use good story writers.

Rosebud · Sep 22, 2018

That's great, I hope everyone gets new jobs soon

texhnolyze · Sep 22, 2018

XVerdena · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks · Sep 22, 2018

Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

Kaeden · Sep 22, 2018

texhnolyze said:

Everything about that response is amazing. Great to see this kind of stuff happening during a pretty terrible time for these folks.

ArmGunar · Sep 22, 2018

Kenzodielocke · Sep 22, 2018

Budi · Sep 22, 2018

This is a slight comfort atleast, good to see their colleaques reaching out. Warms my heart.

Theorry · Sep 22, 2018

Wich studios are close to Telltale location wise?

Future Gazer · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

Come on dude.

Deleted member 10737 · Sep 22, 2018

very awesome, glad to see so many studios step up for the people who just lost their job.

Kolx · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

Or they actually need developers, and having experienced developers available for hiring is something they want?

Peek-a-boo! · Sep 22, 2018

Some of their writers would fit right in at Sony with their oft superb focus on narrative/story based games, which is why I am pleased to see the likes of Bend Studio, Sucker Punch and Naughty Dog helps those affected by this abrupt closure find themselves a new job.

I am still in shock about Telltale Games closing down for good...

Deleted member 10737 · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

i hope i'm never this cynical

Reven Wolf · Sep 22, 2018

Theorry said:
Wich studios are close to Telltale location wise?

I think Ubisoft SF would be closest? But not entirely sure of others.

Zool · Sep 22, 2018

Recruiters doing their job..

Kaeden · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

Why ya gotta come into a thread about some uplifting news for these folks and do this?

Aktlys · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

Companies actually fight each other over skilled labor
Especially in IT

SuikerBrood · Sep 22, 2018

Theorry said:
Wich studios are close to Telltale location wise?

https://www.gamedevmap.com/index.php?location=San Francisco

Samanosuke Akechi · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

The Living Tribunal · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

I want to punch you.

Much · Sep 22, 2018

All classy. Very nice to see, and hopefully everyone can recover their careers from this. It's never a good thing to see a business go out in this industry.

oni-link · Sep 22, 2018

I hope they all land on their feet

The Living Tribunal · Sep 22, 2018

There are some truly amazing people out there.

Samanosuke Akechi · Sep 22, 2018

The Living Tribunal said:
There are some truly amazing people out there.

Beautiful.

unicornKnight · Sep 22, 2018

Too bad I don't see Bethesda on the list, they would benefit from good writers.

daninthemix · Sep 22, 2018

That's actually really nice and heart-warming :-)

massoluk · Sep 22, 2018

I hope everyone affected is able to get the jobs, what an awful situation to be in

Eggiem · Sep 22, 2018

I guess nearly everyone is hiring in the games industry.

Bishop89 · Sep 22, 2018

the game industry is great like that. Every time a studio shuts down, companies reach out.
Very heartwarming

Evangelista · Sep 22, 2018

How many employees were @ Telltale?

Deleted member 28461 · Sep 22, 2018

I guess if there's one positive thing to come out of Telltale's closure, it's that some other developers are going to get a nice injection of talent.

Warms my heart to see so much outreach. I have nightmares about suddenly losing my job like that. Hopefully everyone is okay.

Schlorgan · Sep 22, 2018

Fiery Phoenix · Sep 22, 2018

Evangelista said:
How many employees were @ Telltale?

Quite a few. Several hundred IIRC. Now they're down to 25.

Schlorgan · Sep 22, 2018

Evangelista said:
How many employees were @ Telltale?

250

MasterOfPastures · Sep 22, 2018

Don't kid yourself. These mass firings are a boon for many studios. They get to hire experienced/talented devs at a discount, just by sheer desperation, especially in such an abysmal bankruptcy as TTs.
Unionization can't come soon enough.

nekkid · Sep 22, 2018

The Living Tribunal said:

Is that shade??

I know it's not, but damn that wording given...well, TT

Deleted member 17289 · Sep 22, 2018

MasterOfPastures said:
Don't kid yourself. These mass firings are a boon for many studios. They get to hire experienced/talented devs at a discount, just by sheer desperation, especially in such an abysmal bankruptcy as TTs.
Unionization can't come soon enough.

Getting a job is all that matters for these developers, they have families, being unemployed and having a family you need to provide to and not being able to do it is the most gut wrenching feeling ever, i hope all those affected land on their feet ASAP.

KLoWn · Sep 22, 2018

Omg! Blizzard! Hire their writers! Do it!

Deleted member 32359 · Sep 22, 2018

SprachBrooks said:
Never let a PR opportunity pass you by.

banned... people are naive. ERA is a Gaming Industry website, you can't say too much sh*t about Gaming Industry or its actors.

But I agree with this post.

MasterOfPastures said:
Don't kid yourself. These mass firings are a boon for many studios. They get to hire experienced/talented devs at a discount, just by sheer desperation, especially in such an abysmal bankruptcy as TTs.
Unionization can't come soon enough.

This. Good news of course but Companies are Companies and they really don't care about your life and any other people.

DiipuSurotu · Sep 22, 2018

Ctrl+F Square Enix

smh

Kylo Rey · Sep 22, 2018

Interesting.... Ubi going into narratives games?

wwm0nkey · Sep 22, 2018

It seems like a lot of the TT team will be week taken care of.

Kemono · Sep 22, 2018

Cool. I hope many can get a new Job.

FHIZ · Sep 22, 2018

Kylo Rey said:
Interesting.... Ubi going into narratives games?

I think it's more just generally looking out for those who lost their jobs suddenly with potential opportunities, not an indication of a type of game Ubi wants to make.

Paquete_PT · Sep 22, 2018

A lot of people/companies were mentioning job opportunities on twitter regarding TT staff. Great to see

ResetGreyWolf · Sep 22, 2018

Kylo Rey said:
Interesting.... Ubi going into narratives games?

Ubisoft is a massive company that do tons of projects and hires tons of people. Don't read into this too much.

Lots of studios reach out to ex-Telltale employees

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