"We are proud of what we achieved since development began five years ago"
Read More »Echo developer Ultra Ultra shuts down
"We are grateful to have had the chance to crystallize something truly from the heart"
Read More »That’s You developer, Wish Studios, to close
"It is truly heart-breaking," said Caspar Field, CEO at Brighton-based Wish, best known for its PlayLink range of games
Read More »AER Memories of Old studio Forgotten Key shuts down after seven years
"Without a dramatic turn of events we will very soon close the doors to our studio"
Read More »Creative Assembly to ‘cease live operations’ of Total War Arena
"The game didn’t meet the expectations either Wargaming or Creative Assembly"
Read More »Perfect World continues closures as Runic Games is shut down
Following the closure of Motiga, more jobs are lost as the publisher moves to games-as-a-service strategy
Read More »Warner Bros confirms death of Lego Dimensions
Warner Bros has officially confirmed that Lego Dimensions is no more. The news follows a report from Eurogamer last week stating that the toys-to-life franchise had been canned a year earlier than planned, according to sources close to the company. That doesn’t mean Lego Dimension packs will suddenly disappear from shelves, …
Read More »Visceral Games: GaaS is the key but don’t ignore IP and player cannibalisation
This week’s news that EA has chosen to shutdown Visceral Games and its unnamed, narrative-driven Star Wars title is the talk of the games industry. Pretty much everyone, myself included, is in agreement that the game didn’t fit with EA’s strategy of capitalising on games-as-a-service titles (GaaS) which retain player interest for …
Read More »Zynga owned NaturalMotion Oxford to be shut down says reports
The office is to be closed as part of Zynga closing its commercial technology licensing arm, according to Pocket Gamer
Read More »Silicon Echo closes following removal of games from Steam – Polygon
Over 200 games were taken down from Valve's platform following user reports of "asset flipping"
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