Vanguard Development Moves to the San Diego Studio

It's a sad day in the land of Vanguard.

It was announced today that SOE will be moving the Vanguard offices from Carlsbad to San Diego and several of the developers working on the game have been laid off, one of whom was the lead for the Diplomacy section of the game. No other announcements regarding the future of the game have been made at this time.

The Vanguard development team is relocating its offices to SOE's San Diego campus effective Monday, October 15, 2007. As part of the integration into the SOE family, the developers will benefit from having access to shared resources and the combined experience of SOE's other game development teams. As a result, not every Carlsbad employee has been invited to stay with the development team.

Under the new leadership of Thom Terrazas, an eight-year SOE veteran, SOE will continue its commitment to Vanguard and its players. The remaining Vanguard team members are going to continue to deliver on an exceptional product. They are a creative force in the online games space and we look forward to continuing the vision for Vanguard and to continue to deliver groundbreaking game play. SOE remains committed to seeing Vanguard grow and prosper.

See the original announcement at the VG Players Site.