When Microsoft laid off 1,900 staff from its gaming arm eariler this year, one of those affected was Devann “LadyDevann” McCarthy. Since she was laid off from Bethesda, the former Fallout 76 community manager has been busy planning out what’s next for her, and says she doubts she’d have dealt with being let go as well if it hadn’t been for the support of the Fallout community.
While everyone that’s been let go by the likes of Microsoft, PlayStation and the far too large list of other companies in the games industry that’ve cut staff over the past little while is important, McCarthy’s dismissal was arguably more noticiable than most, simply due to the huge outpouring of love she recieved from the community she helped cultivate. Thankfully, in the months since that point, it seems like the support from Fallout fans for the ex-CM hasn’t let up.
Speaking to VG247 for an upcoming feature, McCarthy outlined how the Fallout community has helped her stay positive as she’s worked through what, naturally, sounds like it’s been a time of substantial change and upheaval in her life. “The community has been so supportive, they really have stayed right next to me and gone out of their way to make me feel cared for,” she said, “I still get messages from them checking in on me and seeing how I am doing, and I’ve been getting a lot more visitors to my C.A.M.P. in-game!”
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