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'Approximately 20' Firaxis employees laid off
Just a little over two months before Civilization 5 lands in the anticipatory hands of strategy fiends worldwide, "approximately 20" positions have been terminated at Firaxis, 2K Games PR Director Markus Wilding confirmed to Kotaku today. Wilding explained that "Firaxis has realigned its development resources in order to streamline its development process, reduce costs and maximize the overall performance the studio." Wilding added that the layoffs "will not impact Firaxis' ability" to get Civilization 5 out the door by September 21. We wish the displaced employees the best of luck in getting back on their feet.
BlizzCon attendees getting StarCraft 2 beta invites 'possibly within the next two weeks'
Apparently, not everyone who received one of those fancy voucher codes from BlizzCon 2008 was accepted into the first wave of invites for StarCraft 2. A Blizzard representative explained on the Battle.net forums that "due to the sheer number of BlizzCon attendees, we could not get everyone in with the first wave." That being said, you might want to reconsider dropping $300 on one of those vouchers. The poster confirmed that these neglected BlizzCon attendees "will be included in a future wave, possibly within the next two weeks." We're hoping the wave isn't restricted to just this group of globetrotters, and that us plebes can get our hands on the highly sought-after strategy title as well. [Via Big Download]
