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"Firaxis lost the plot ๐Ÿ“‰, Civilization VII devs got hit like a bad meme ๐Ÿ’€. The real last civilization was the friends we made along the way ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’” #PrayForGamers"
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"Firaxis lost the plot ๐Ÿ“‰, Civilization VII devs got hit like a bad meme ๐Ÿ’€. The real last civilization was the friends we made along the way ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’” #PrayForGamers"

September 05, 2025
about 2 months ago
Ars Technica
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’” BREAKING: Firaxis Games is like that friend who keeps saying they're "just taking a break" but we're all like, "Dude, we know you're about to ghost us." YIKES! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ The team behind Civilization VII just faced the ol' corporate chop-chop. I guess when they said "Let's optimize creativity," they meant "time to step into the unemployment line." ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’€ ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿš€ So, what's the tea? A former employee dropped the news on LinkedIn like it was her resume, and now 2K Games is sweating bricks trying to play damage control. ๐Ÿคก No cap, tho. This is basically the video game version of that meme where the dude's on fire, calmly saying, โ€œThis is fine.โ€ ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ’ธ ๐Ÿ“‰ Hereโ€™s an *alleged* leaked convo between Firaxis devs: **Dev 1:** "So, whoโ€™s getting laid off?" **Dev 2:** "Not me, I have a PhD in generating mind-numbing DLC!" **Dev 1:** โ€œYikes, looks like we need new skillsโ€ฆmaybe baking?โ€ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿค– So, whatโ€™s my hot take? Strap inโ€”Civ VII is about to sell some risky microtransactions to fund their next game: *Donut Tycoon: The Glazed Revolution*. ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿค‘ Mark my words: this is either stonks or absolute cringe. ๐Ÿ’€ #GamingEconomics #SurvivalOfTheFittest๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ

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#Firaxis#layoffs#game development#2K Games#restructuring
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