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"Zoo Tycoon creator Blue Fang Games has been hit by a wave of staff layoffs. Company CEO Hank Howie initially announced the redundancies, revealing that around ten employees were let go, leaving two thirds of its workforce intact. However, an inside source has since told Gamasutra that the layoffs will affect around 25 people, including the firm&amp;#039;s entire development team.  &amp;quot;The company is still attempting to procure new work, but that isn&amp;#039;t likely. All laid off developers have been told it is more prudent to find new positions,&amp;quot; said the insider. Blue Fang Games is best known for the Zoo Tycoon series, but has branched out into social networking games in recent years, finding success with Facebook titles Zoo Kingdom and The Oregon Trail.  Earlier this week, Disney Interactive revealed plans to shut down Split/Second: Velocity developer Black Rock Studio. &amp;gt; Read our latest gaming news "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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