Foundation 9 faces new layoffs

By Nicholas Lovell on July 24, 2009

According to VentureBeat, a number of Foundation 9’s studios will be affected by the redundancies, including:

The closure of the Fizz Factor game studio in Austin, Texas
The merger of the Amaze and Griptonite studios in Kirkland, Washington
Cuts at Double Helix Games in Irvine, California

The company also said that it was suspending matching payments to employees’ pension plans.

Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

About Nicholas Lovell

Nicholas is the founder of Gamesbrief, a blog dedicated to the business of games. It aims to be informative, authoritative and above all helpful to developers grappling with business strategy. He is the author of a growing list of books about making money in the games industry and other digital media, including How to Publish a Game and Design Rules for Free-to-Play Games, and forthcoming Penguin title The Curve.