[johnnyanmac]

Depending on the team that walked, this may be a new opportunity. Sounds like this all happened because they worked pretty well without Ellis, but Ellis would come in every now and then and cause a tornado of everything when she did. There's a name for this kind of manager, but it eludes me.

Shame they lose the name, but the talent is what makes the company. And I'm sure any small dev will be following them closely on their next venture.

[sitharus]

You’re thinking of seagull management, managers who “flew in, made a lot of noise, dumped on everyone from a great height, then flew out again, leaving others to deal with the consequences”. That’s the polite version anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_management

[rwmj]

Joel Spolsky called it "hit and run management": https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/03/23/command-and-conque...

[plg94]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagull_management : come in, make a lot of noise, shit everywhere, leave

[Sakos]

The benefit was the funding that could be provided by Ellis, no? How are they going to make up for that if they make a new company?

[johnnyanmac]

That's definitely the million dollar question (literally). I don't imagine they got all 25 or so staff to resign at once if they didn't have a plan for funding. But there weren't any details about that aspect from what I read (could have missed it).

I imagine well get more developments over the coming weeks on that.

[UberFly]

As if the "team" will exit together and re-establish as one unit on the other side for the greater good.

[johnnyanmac]

How would you define "the greater good" for a publisher of small-medium scaled games?

[Veserv]

Ah yes, the Elon Musk special. The term you are looking for is “pigeon CEO”[1]: “he comes, shits all over us, and goes”.

[1] https://electrek.co/2024/04/22/elon-musk-pigeon-ceo-former-t...