Though a recent blog post by Factor 5 artist Sam Baker detailing the financial woes of the Lair developer was quickly removed from the 'net, Edge cites a "well-placed source" corroborating the artist's claims and then some.
In his missive, Baker detailed a host of recent problems at the firm, claiming that "workers hadn't been paid for weeks, health care was nixed and a project eight months deep had been canned." When the gaming press began reporting on Baker's words, the artist removed both the post and the entire archive of his work blog.
Yesterday, Edge received word from an unnamed source that not only were Baker's claims true, but that the company laid off 37 of its employees as of Friday, December 12. As Factor 5 is a relatively small firm, such layoffs would leave only 38 workers employed at the company's San Rafael, California studio.
Though Baker has since resigned from Factor 5 following the furor over his public outing of his employer's woes, Edge's mysterious source also claims that the company is considering suing Baker, presumably for violating the industry-standard non-disclosure agreement he no doubt signed as a condition of his employment.
Our attempts to contact Factor 5 representatives for clarification on the issue have been met with a typical "no comment" response.
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Source: Factor 5 Cuts 37 [Edge]