Online Games
Bellevue Online-Game Company ArenaNet Terminating 143 jobs
Layoffs are due to the cancellation of unannounced projects, company spokesman says
Online video-game company ArenaNet, based in Bellevue, is laying off 143 employees permanently starting March 1, according to a notice filed with the state of Washington under the federal WARN Act. The company, launched in 2000, became a subsidiary of Seoul, South Korea-based NCSOFT in late 2002 and released its first online, multiplayer title, Guild…