01:52 PM: Mike Sugarbaker says... Almost Definitely Not Rumor: WotC Layoffs And Possible Relocation
It's all over GamingReport, and they say they've got confirmation for all of it, despite not many things being attributed (there is this other post here from JD Wiker of the Star Wars RPG which confirms that there are layoffs going on, but doesn't cover all the specifics). Wizards is laying off close to a hundred people, and Hasbro would apparently very much like to move the company headquarters closer to Hasbro HQ in early 2003. I guess Simpsons CCG preorders weren't all that. Interestingly, the Magi Nation folks also chose today to announce layoffs. If news like this always comes in threes, what will be the third company to downsize today? Should we count the Cheapass announcement a couple days ago?