Tag: Studio Closure
Sony shuts down Manchester VR firm, leaving VR project in limbo
Sony has shut down another UK studio this week, as part of a string of recent studio closures. The PlayStation VR studio based in Manchester, UK is no more. The studio with dozens of employees joins two other studios in the country that Sony Interactive Entertainment and its various regional divisions have scrapped. The closed
Gameloft closes U.K. studio, laying off staff
The company operated nearly 20 development studios worldwide at peak, with a major focus on mobile titles and casual gaming. Although now, there’s one less in the pile of Gameloft properties, as the parent company has shuttered a London office. Having been founded in France in 1999, still maintains 18 other offices across Asia, Europe,
Bethesda establishes new studio with former Rune developers
After many years, Rune II is finally here, allthough it’s not all good news for fans of the original Viking adventure. The sequel is actually the result of an entirely different studio from the original, although with some shared DNA. Human Head Studios, the team behind Rune II, was formed by six Raven Software veterans
1000-player battle royale game Mavericks: Proving Grounds is canceled
So the developer behind one of the more promising Battle Royale titles, Mavericks: Proving Grounds, has gone the way of the dinos. Automaton Games is no more, and the game is now canceled. The developer behind the project, Automaton Games, has filed for administration as part of bankruptcy proceedings. The two projects the studio has
Hand of Fate developer closing down
So in a rather sad news break earlier today, it has been announced that another indie game developer is closing down. This time it’s the Australian team behind Hand of Fate 1 and 2, Defiant Development. “When we started this studio, we did so with a clear goal in mind. To hire great people, to
Starbreeze is laying off 60 workers, 25% of its workforce
The history of Swedish publisher/developer Starbreeze and their continued floundering attempts to stay afloat are long and complicated. The troubles go back far before where we find ourselves today though. As the company sees millions of dollars in failed investments and projects going out the door, with the most notable of these being the maligned
The Culling: Origins shuttering servers in May 2019
The Culling: Origins, the final attempt to keep The Culling alive, has announced that the game will be shutting down completely in May 2019. Xaviant Games took this version of the early battle royale title free-to-play earlier in 2018 in an attempt to keep it running, but revenue just isn’t coming in fast enough for
Bandai Namco Vancouver will shut down
According to an announcement today from Senior Vice President at Bandai Namco Landon Nguyen, Bandai Namco Vancouver will be closing down soon. “I’m sad to announce that as of today Bandai Namco Studios Vancouver will be shutting down. I want to thank everyone who came with us on this journey. We shipped some awesome experiences
Telltale Games liquidation begins, games disappear from Steam
It’s been a very hard few years for Telltale Games. The developer of iconic adventure games which helped revive a genre was once riding high on the success of Season One of The Walking Dead. Trouble was, they failed to recapture that financial high, and slowly sunk into financial issues over the last couple of
Prima Games will cease to be by Spring 2019
Once an icon of the gaming industry, purveyor of written video game strategy guides, Prima Games will be no more come Spring 2019. The company got its start in 1990 and ran for 28 years printing guides for literally thousands of games. I personally used these for many a JRPG back in the day. The
Telltale Games has laid-off the remainder of its staff
It’s now an even uglier situation coming out of the closure of Telltale Games, according to reports, the remaining 25 employees that were originally to remain employed with the developer to “fulfill obligations”, those obligations were apparently to complete a version of Minecraft: Story Mode for Netflix. For those unaware, Telltale laid off 225 members
Netflix still wants to make Stranger Things game
Despite the recent closure of the originally planned developer, Telltale Games, Netflix still wants to move ahead with making a game about their popular horror franchise, Stranger Things. Last week when the news hit that Telltale was reducing their staff from 250 to just 25, a lot of people were shocked. Apparently Telltale was doing
Telltale Games is closing after all
After a report earlier today that Telltale Games was shedding its workforce for a skeleton crew of 25 people, the studio has formally announced that a full closure is indeed in progress. The company has also confirmed that they will be working to fulfill current obligations as best as possible, and that more news about
Telltale hit with another large round of layoffs [UPDATE]
Update: Citing a report from USGamer, Telltale has effectively canceled the upcoming Stranger Things project in addition to The Wolf Among Us 2. Kevin Bruner, the former co-founder of Telltale Games, has posted a personal statement on his blog titled “Telltale closure”, calling the future of the studio further into question. No official word has been given from
Capcom Game Studio Vancouver projects scrapped, projected to cause $40 million in losses
More bad news for the Capcom-affiliated studio in Vancouver this week, as it looks as though the studio could be closed for good soon. A press release on the subject detailed that the studio would be shut down by mid-2019. This isn’t the first time in 2018 that Capcom Game Studio Vancouver has suffered some
Wargaming Seattle has closed down
Wargaming has closed down their Seattle studio today with the loss of around 150 jobs. An employee told Gamasutra that Wargaming’s CEO announced the studio closure at a surprise all-hands meeting Wednesday morning. Wargaming Seattle was originally Gas Powered Games, a studio headed by Chris Taylor which released popular games like Dungeon Siege and Total
Boss Key Productions closes down, Cliff Bleszinski is out
Game designer Cliff Bleszinski, co-founder of Boss Key Productions and a major force behind the development of the Gears of War franchise, is out of the gaming space according to a statement. He’s stepping away to spend time with this family, which he should. No amount of success is worth losing out on the people
GameSpy Technology closure leaves lots of games without hosting
Gamespy Technology has long been a name in the games industry. Since their founding in 1997 GameSpy Technology has handled a ton of different backend services and management for a variety of games and developers. The services handled by the company ran the gamut from server hosting and management for multiplayer services, in-game purchases, player
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