The UK's longest running games studio closes its doors after 28 years and 168 games

Retrospective: SCE Studio Liverpool

The UK’s longest-running studio has announced it will close its doors, after 28 years and 168 games.

To commemorate the closure of SCE Studio Liverpool, we’ve put together a retrospective on the team. 

We say: "But the decision to close one of the world’s most well known developers came as part of a wider reorganisation of its European operations., citing the plan to move investment into other studios across the continent.

"Sony WorldWide Studios said the Liverpool outfit had been an important part of SCE since the outset of PlayStation, and everyone connected to the company could be proud of their achievements."

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