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Laid off Candy Crush studio staff reportedly replaced by the AI tools they helped build (mobilegamer.biz)
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  • Many of the staff cut will effectively be replaced by the AI tools they built and trained
  • The London-based Farm Heroes Saga team is being ‘cut in half’ with about 50 people leaving, including key leadership
  • One staffer claims employees are being targeted by HR for loudly expressing dissatisfaction internally
  • King told staff it will present a new org chart in September after union negotiations. Many staff are now in limbo for the summer
  • A recent internal survey showed morale at an all-time low – it’s now “in the gutter”
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[–] LovableSidekick@programming.dev 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Wasn't Candy Crush originally created by a lone dev and then copied by a company with a bigger legal budget than he had? TBH I'm not sure but I seem to remember this story from years and years ago.

[–] EnderLaw@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago

This was always the plan.

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What did they think was going to happen?..

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Bonuses for enabling efficiency and freedom to work on creative projects?

[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

At Microsoft/King/Activision? That sort of seems like going to the desert for a drink.

[–] Pro@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

More levels to play through?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

They're now playing thru wholly new levels of job search!

[–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

People who make the software version of cancer get replaced by software version of measles.

FTFY

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Lol