Chainsaw Monday

For those of you who don't know what Chainsaw Monday is, it is a term used to describe February 22, 1999. This was the day that Sierra shut down 4 seperate divisons of its company, and laid off nearly 200 employees. It was the beginning of numerous company shakeups, that all involved employees being laid off. The links below are to interviews and articles concering Chainsaw Monday (all but the top two of these links are external).

The Sierra Reunion, featuring Al Lowe, Scott Murphy, Roberta Williams, Ken Williams, and others

A RealAudio playing of a radio interview between Ken Williams, Roberta, Al and Scott, talking about the good ol' days with Sierra, and about the future.

Ken Williams' Letter to all Sierra Employees
Ken Williams sends his condolences to all former Sierra employees.

X-Yosemite Entertainment Employee's Forum
Please keep in mind this is a forum for the people fired from Sierra. Please respect the owner's requests.

A-Vault's Interview with the President of Sierra
Adrenaline Vault's interview with David Grenewetzki on the Sierra predicament.

Sierra On-Line will move Sierra operations to Washington state
The Fresno Bee's report on the Sierra predicament.

Computer gaming company Sierra consolidates
CNN's report on the Sierra predicament.

GA-Source Interview with Dave Grenewetzki, President of Sierra
GA-Source's interview with the President of Sierra

Yosemite Simmers With Disappointment and Hope
Adrenaline Vault's report on the Sierra predicament.

Closing Day Photos
Pictures of Yosemite Entertainment the day of its death.

R.I.P. Sierra
Just Adventure's report on the Sierra predicament, written by Josh Mandel.

After the Ax Falls
GameCenter's report on the Sierra predicament.

Sierra Shuts Studios
GameCenter's report on the Sierra predicament.

The End for Yosemite Entertainment?
Sierra Star's report on the Sierra predicament.

Fallout from Sierra Layoffs Continues
IGN's report on the Sierra predicament.

Dynamix lays off 15 percent of staff
The Register-Guard's report on the predicament as felt by Dynamix.

Sierra Reorgs, Fires 135 Programmers
Slashdot's report on the predicament of Sierra. Includes message board.

Sierra Casualities Mount
Another of Adrenaline Vault's report on the Sierra predicament.

Business as Usual, or, Weathering the Storm
Another of Adrenaline Vault's report on the Sierra predicament.

Anger at Yosemite
GameSpot's report on the Sierra predicament.

GameCenter Game News
A few tiny articles on various issues at Sierra.

The Oakhurst Syndrome
OGR's take on all of this Sierra reorganization.

GamesMania
GamesMania talks about the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) from March 15-19, and how people will commemorate the death of Yosemite Entertainment.

Sierra's Reorganization: Frequently Asked Questions
Sierra's Message Boards tackle some questions on the issue.

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