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Stalker developer GSC Game World is on the brink of closing its doors after saying that ‘nothing is certain’ about its future. The Ukraine-based studio responded to earlier reports about its closure via Twitter stating that it was in fact still in business, but unsure for how long. We will …

GSC Game World: 'We will do our best to continue'

It’s official – Best Buy as a brand is effectively retreating from Europe, closing all eleven of its UK stores. Simultaneously, Best Buy is buying out Carphone Warehouse in its joint US mobile business for 838 million. A statement today read: A consultation on the closure of its Best Buy …

Australian dev scene suffers devastating blow as Happy Feet Two studio shuts down

Electronic Arts has begun a formal consultation process at EA Bright Light, with redundancies and outright studio closure both possible. The Guildford studio, which most recently worked on a Harry Potter game for EA, recently underwent an internal review of current and future projects. After a review, Electronic Arts has …

Yet more sad news for the Australian game development community, as EA’s Visceral Melbourne studio closes its doors. A couple of tweets came through over the weekend from the Independent Game Developer’s Association Melbourne which suggested its fate would be decided on Monday. EA has officially confirmed the closure of …

Codemasters has announced that it is proposing to retire” its Guildford based development studio. The most recent game to come from the outfit was console and PC FPS Bodycount, which has proved to be both a critical and commercial flop. 66 people are employed by the studio, all of whom …

Game IP and other remaining assets owned by Sydney studio Team Bondi has been sold off, a source close to the matter has told Develop. Develop understands the goods have been transferred to Kennedy Miller Mitchell (KMM) – a Sydney production studio that works across a range of media, including …

On Friday, February 18th, Bizarre Creations’ Liverpool studio will turn off the lights, lock the windows and close its doors for the final time. The group made around twenty games over 15 years, growing to around 200 staff at the peak of its success. The studio officially formed in 1994 …

Hudson Entertainment is shutting its doors this month. The closure of the US offices of Japanese developer Hudson Soft was confirmed by the firm’s brand manager Morgan Haro on his personal blog. Haro emphasised that Hudson Soft will still operate out of its offices in Tokyo. It was revealed today …