Top Stories closures
Regulars
Sony’s MMO Studio Confirms Layoffs, Closes Book On The Agency
Yesterday’s rumours have proven true, as Sony Online Entertainment confirms 205 cut positions, the closure of three studio locations, and puts the final bullet in the head of massively multiplayer online spy game The Agency.
The Last Hours Of One Of Video Games’ Greatest Developers
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/z7tJpuluqQY&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true} );
Mike Chrzanowski, who used to work for PC developers Looking Glass, sent us these videos over the weekend that show the final hours of one of the greatest studios this industry has ever seen.
The Rise And Fall Of Red Ant
They were one of Australia’s largest independent videogame distributors until the Australian dollar crashed and brought them down with it. A year on from the collapse of Red Ant Enterprises, documents have emerged that raise serious questions about unexplained loans made by the company, as well as the movements of its director and his wife. Tracey Lien investigates.
Iron Man Video Game Studio Sent To The Scrapheap By Sega
The video game version of Iron Man 2 ships alongside the movie next month. Sega Studios San Francisco, the team that developed that video game, is no more as of today.
Hotel Dusk Developer Goes Bankrupt
Founded in 1999 and best known for mystery game Hotel Dusk, Cing filed for bankruptcy on March 1.
Rumour: RIP Pandemic Studios, 1998-2009
Pandemic Studios – the developers behind Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries – will today be closed down by owners Electronic Arts, according to several sources close to the situation.
