Report: Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm is conducting layoffs
Multiple former NetherRealm employees have claimed the studio's entire mobile team has been laid off.As spotted by TechRaptor, former NetherRealm QA analyst Tony Lazzara shared the news on Linkedin and claimed "a ton of very talented people were put out of work.""We had live services on multiple titles such as Mortal Kombat Mobile, Injustice 2, and Mortal Kombat Onslaught. I was also affected. Every single person I've worked with on that team is an amazing collaborator, passionate, and very creative," they wrote.The news was corroborated by another former QA analyst, Samantha Edward, who explained most of her colleagues on the mobile team had been made redundant."Every single person I've worked with on that team is an amazing collaborator. Every sing…
Read moreHorizon series appears stalled at Netflix as showrunner is accused of abuse
It appears Netflix's adaptation of the Sony's Horizon series isn't moving forward. According to Rolling Stone, the show—which was being developed by Umbrella Academy showrunner Steve Blackman—is "no longer moving forward." Blackman had been offered a $50 million development deal to adapt PlayStation's apocalyptic robot dinosaur series and to bring another science fiction show called Orbital to life.The news of the cancellation is justifiably overshadowed by a larger revelation by Rolling Stone: that Blackman faces numerous accusations by former employees of fostering a toxic workplace environment where he allegedly discriminated against employees, claimed credit for scripts he did not write, and retaliated against those who spoke up against his behavior.Bl…
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