Gameforge lays off 100 employees

Whoa... shocking news. Good luck to everyone affected I hope you all find new positions soon.

@Matt, I believe that Alexander is the Founder / CEO of Gameforge. I believe that Christoph was the Founder / CEO of Frogster (the company Gameforge acquired).

Posted:A year ago

Yes, you're right. I've updated the story.

Posted:A year ago

I'd be more than willing to talk to any of the affected staff with regards to positions within EA.

Posted:A year ago

Shame. I play Ogame, one of their browser based games. All the best to the employees that were let go.

Posted:A year ago

This company, the Rock You 50% staff cuts and the THQ.losses combined with the growth of PC indie and Eastern European developers and the decline in console game sales show, tell me a quiet revolution in taking place in gaming, and a reaction to the "sameness" of AAA console titles.

Posted:A year ago

I'm sorry for those affected. I'm sure bright minds can find a job at another Germany-based f2p publisher pretty easily...

Posted:A year ago

Surprising, I thought they were doing very well... For those who lost their job: Plumbee, new VC-backed social gaming startup in London is also looking for good people (http://plumbee.theresumator.com/ for details and job specs).

Posted:A year ago

Sorry to here about more losses in the industry. If any ex-employees are looking for work please let me know if I can help. Positions available are at http://www.lucasfilm.apply2jobs.com/Prof...

Posted:A year ago

Layoffs suck. For those affected, try not to take it personally. Believe in yourselves and your skills - you can do it! Best of luck to you all.

Posted:A year ago

Sorry to hear about this. If anyone is looking to leave the turbulence of European development for a chart topping, stable, six year+, solid development studio in Vancouver, Canada, please check out http://www.koolhausgames.com for open positions.

Posted:A year ago

Good to see lots of options here for employees who may be affected by these cuts.

To add another Outplay Entertainment, a strong UK based social games developer have a range of vacancies. The vacancy list is being updated so even if you don't find the perfect match please apply and we will contact you with details of suitable positions.

Managed by succesful developers Doug & Richard Hare, Outplay offer proven management and opportunity to make a real contribution to the success of projects

Link http://www.outplayentertainment.com/jobs/

Good Luck !

Posted:A year ago

Really sorry to hear about this guys.
We currently have 52 vacancies live so, if any of the affected staff would like to hear more about them, please get in touch (francesco.genovese@jagex.com) or visit http://www.jagex.com/careers#/vacancies. Best of luck to you all!

Posted:A year ago

Feeling bad for the people involved in this.
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Posted:A year ago

@ Francesco - Out of curiosuity, surely jagex doesnt need more employees over the 450 + staff, its not a small moon, so it must be a death star :)

Posted:A year ago

Well I work for Frogster America, which was taken over by Gameforge. I have not said anything here yet, due to not knowing what is going on. I still do not know what is happening to be honest.

I work as an External/Remote Game Master/Fraud Management Specialist/Support Team for Frogster America. It seems the lay-offs are totally or mostly in Europe. So far I have not been affected, but who knows what tomorrow brings.

So, my deepest sorrows go out to those who have lost their job.

Posted:A year ago