Dundee outfit Cohort Studios has ceased operations, the company has announced.
The studio, which opened in 2006, said it had closed down after experiencing difficulties of being a console developer in a declining console marketplace”.
Some 25 staff have been made redundant.
For more on this story as it happens, head over to Develop.
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