News

What Happens When Activision Buys A Developer

Did a purchase by mega-publisher Activision have an adverse effect on the culture of Bizarre Creations, the developers of the Project Gotham series?


February 25, 2011
News

From The Ashes Of Bizarre Creations Comes A New Studio

Project Gotham developers Bizarre Creations may be no more, but several key employees of the studio have formed a new company: Lucid Games.


February 19, 2011
In Real Life

Farewell To A Fast Friend

Dedicated to all of the talented men and women at Bizarre Creations, this video created by the team’s trailer editor should only be viewed with someone to hug nearby.


February 15, 2011
PC

Rest In Peace, Bizarre Creations

On Friday, February 18, the studio behind video game greats like Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars will close its doors forever. The Activision-owned studio has no buyer and its last game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, will be its last.


January 20, 2011
News

Geometry Wars, Blur Studio Will Likely Close After All

With no sign of a buyer in sight, it looks like it is the end of the road for the troubled Bizarre Creations, the British game development studio behind Blur, Geometry Wars, Project Gotham Racing and James Bond game Bloodstone, according to a report on the UK site Develop.


November 18, 2010

Could Microsoft Give Project Gotham Devs A Lift?

Microsoft is shopping around for a new Project Gotham Racing developer. Activision is looking to offload original Project Gotham development studio Bizarre Creations. Could the timing be any better?


November 17, 2010

While You Were Sleeping

Kotaku AU

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you!


News

Bizarre Devs Took A Chance, May Get Closed

Three years after purchasing the developer behind Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars, Activision appears to be in the process of deciding how to ditch the studio.


November 6, 2010

Review: James Bond 007: Blood Stone

Ian Fleming’s British super spy returns in an all-new original adventure, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, that’s about as unoriginal as video games get. Blood Stone is an entertaining, just good enough shooter that borrows heavily from better games.


November 2, 2010

Project Gotham Racing Making A Comeback

Project Gotham Racing’s engines have been stalled since Activision bought developer Bizarre Creations in 2007. Is Microsoft warming up European development studios for a potential PGR revival?