Layoffs, while unfortunate, are nothing new or unusual, especially in the current economic climate. But this one bears a mention, if only because of the inevitable conspiracy theories which will undoubtedly spring up around it. Some background: Prior to its acquisition, 7 Studios was developing a game called Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, obviously a potential competitor to Activision's own DJ Hero, which comes out later this month. Activision apparently attempted to buy the rights to the game and when that failed, it bought 7 Studios instead.