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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''Black Friday''' is a common name for the date that [[NCsoft]] announced the sunset process for [[City of Heroes]] and the closure of [[Paragon Studios]]. The announcement came on Friday, August 31, 2012, the first day of the long Labor Day weekend (US) and [http://www.paxsite.com PAX Prime]. | '''Black Friday''' is a common name for the date that [[NCsoft]] announced the [[sunset]] process for [[City of Heroes]] and the closure of [[Paragon Studios]]. The announcement came on Friday, August 31, 2012, the first day of the long Labor Day weekend (US) and [http://www.paxsite.com PAX Prime]. | ||
Only two employees were retained through the sunset period ([[Zwillinger]], who left a few weeks later, and [[Hit Streak]]). Paragon Studios employees let go were required to clean out their cubes and vacate the premises that day. | |||
It is a reference to [[wikipedia:Black Tuesday|Black Tuesday]], the famous Wall Street crash of 1929. | It is a reference to [[wikipedia:Black Tuesday|Black Tuesday]], the famous Wall Street crash of 1929. | ||
[[Category:Definition]] | [[Category:Definition]] | ||
Revision as of 04:43, 9 July 2013
Overview
Black Friday is a common name for the date that NCsoft announced the sunset process for City of Heroes and the closure of Paragon Studios. The announcement came on Friday, August 31, 2012, the first day of the long Labor Day weekend (US) and PAX Prime.
Only two employees were retained through the sunset period (Zwillinger, who left a few weeks later, and Hit Streak). Paragon Studios employees let go were required to clean out their cubes and vacate the premises that day.
It is a reference to Black Tuesday, the famous Wall Street crash of 1929.