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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Faxion Online studio hit with layoffs]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/faxion-online-studio-hit-with-layoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/faxion-online-studio-hit-with-layoffs/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/faxion-online-studio-hit-with-layoffs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO Industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/faxion-online/" rel="tag">Faxion Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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If you're a fan of <a href="http://www.faxiononline.com"><em>Faxion Online</em></a>, the last thing you want to hear about is members of the game's development team getting the axe. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened today -- <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/UTV-Ignition/">UTV Ignition</a> <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35933/Layoffs_Hit_UTV_Ignitions_Faxion_Online_MMO_Team.php">has reportedly cut staff</a> from the division responsible for much of the game's programming and maintenance. Exact lists have varied, with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Don-Choi/">Don Choi</a> (vice-president of <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/UTV/">UTV</a>'s online division) claiming that only a small fraction of employees were let go while employees affected have claimed that the majority of the studio has now been cut.<br />
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The affected team members have claimed that the game's customer service and support are also being cut and outsourced, while Choi maintains that the game will still be running and receive updates and improvements. Which version of events is the honest one is a bit unclear at the moment, but we offer our condolences to <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Faxion-Online/">Faxion Online</a></em> development members <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35933/Layoffs_Hit_UTV_Ignitions_Faxion_Online_MMO_Team.php">affected by these layoffs</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/faxion-online-studio-hit-with-layoffs/">Faxion Online studio hit with layoffs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/faxion-online-studio-hit-with-layoffs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19994201/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/18/faxion-online-studio-hit-with-layoffs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>business</category><category>don-choi</category><category>f2p</category><category>faxion</category><category>faxion-online</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>layoffs</category><category>staff-reduction</category><category>staffing</category><category>true-games</category><category>utv</category><category>utv-ignition</category><category>utv-true-games</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>