""We've been a little bit too romantic about the idea that we should have employees and give people long-term job security. I think that got us into a place where, reaching the heights of [production], contractors were always a relatively low percentage of our employee base.""
""I think going forward, we'll see that we've got a core team and any growth will come through contractors, which is something I hate about the industry. I've been in the industry for 20 years, and those of us who joined in the early 2000s, we had it very good.""
Ustwo Games is transitioning to a contractor-based model following the disappointing launch of Monument Valley 3, which was removed from Netflix's service shortly after release. CEO Maria Sayans acknowledged that the company's previous focus on hiring full-time employees for long-term job security was misguided. The team expanded to 40 members during development, but the shift in Netflix's gaming strategy led to the game's removal. Moving forward, Ustwo plans to maintain a core team and rely on contractors for growth.
Read at Kotaku
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