[2020] List of laid off devs (lets keep this updated)

Laid off:

Aaron Linde – Narrative Systems Lead

Benjamin Arnold – Content Programmer (Fractal/Raid)

Cal Cohen

- PvP/Balance

Cameron Rich – Game Designer (Fractal/Raid)

Casey Benson – Tools Programmer

Connie Griffith – Senior Game Designer

Damian Kastbauer - Technical Sound Design

David Ryan Pau - Art Director, Illustrator

Drew Cady - Audio Director

Elan Stimmel – Narrative Writer

Evan Teicheira - Customer Service Lead

Gaile Gray - Forum Communications Team Lead

Grant Gertz – Producer (WvW, PvP, Fractal)

Josh Foreman - Environmental Artist & Art Lead (Jumping Puzzle, SAB)

Kayl Myers - Senior Environment, Tech Artist

Kelsey Pickinpaugh – UI/UX Designer

Lily Yu - Writer

McKenna Berdrow - Game Designer (WvW Designer, World Linking)

Matthew Medina – Content Designer

Myranda Byrne - Senior Embedded QA

Paul Ella

– Game Designer (Raids, Legendary Armor)

Scott Mayhew - Character Animator

Shuai Liu – Technical Director and Lead Server Programmer

Trevor Howell - Character Animator (Mounts, Twisted Marionette)

Tyler Bearce – Game Designer

Zach Lute - Tools Programmer

 

Unknow/Other:

Jason Reynolds - Game Designer (Raid)

Jason VandenBerghe - ?

Joseph Clark - Sound Designer

Lena Chappelle – Musical Composer (Audio Freelancer for LWS3 & LWS4)

Over 150 ArenaNet Employees in total laid off (that's roughly 33 % who got laid off from the company)

3 members of the Audio Team (not Diemer himself)

2/3 parts of the web team + lead is out now (which were also responsible for the awesome API system)

1 dev working on mac client?

atleast 1 confirmed dev, working on another project who wants to stay anonymous

 

Currently Staying:

Alex Kain - Writer/Narrative Designer

Artem Sorokin - FX artist (PoF Specs, Gen 2 leggy weapons, MTX)

Benjamin Phongluangtham - Game Designer for PvP

Bobby Stein - Associate Narrative Director.

Chelsea Mills - Art

Chris Cleary – Analytics Lead

Connor Fallon - Game Designer

Crystal Reid - Design Manager (Raid, Tequatl, Triple Trouble Wurm )

Eve Eschenbacher - VO Lead

Jason Byfield - Senior Cinematic Artist/Editor

Jennifer Scheurle - Lead Game Designer

Hugh Norfolk - PvP Game Designer

Keaven Freeman - Game Designer

Linsey Murdock - Design Lead

Maclaine Diemer – Lead Musical Composer

Melina Norfolk - QA Embed

Raymond Lukes - WvW

Regina Buenaobra - Marketing Lead

Rubi Bayer - Social Media Coordinator

Samantha Wallschlaeger - Narrative Designer

Stephane Lo Presti - Business & Publishing

Steven Stadnicki - Engineering ‏

Tom Abernathy - Studio Narrative Director

Tirzah Bauer - Map Designer & Art

 

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