Tag: studio closure

Zynga shutters Echtra Games before its new game could be announced

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
After four years, Take-Two Interactive subsidiary, Zynga, is shutting down Echtra Games before it could release its upcoming cross-platform ARPG.

Godfall, Duelyst developer Counterplay Games reportedly shutters

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Godfall and Duelyst developer, Counterplay Games, has reportedly shut down this year.

XDefiant shutting down, studios shutter

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Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter, XDefiant, which formerly donned the Tom Clancy name, is shutting down alongside the two studios that...

Mass Effect creator’s new studio, Humanoid Origin, shuts down

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson's Humanoid Origin studio has shut down after unexpected funding troubles.

Somerville dev, JumpShip, deemed “redundant”

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Somerville studio, JumpShip, has been shut down by parent company, Thunderful Group.

Netflix shuts down internal AAA game studio

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Netflix has shut down its Overwatch vet-led AAA game studio, known internally as Team Blue.

Krafton revives Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks

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South Korean game studio, Krafton, has acquired Tango Gameworks and the rights to Hi-Fi Rush from Microsoft.

Paradox Tectonic closes its doors after Life by You cancelation

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Unsurprisingly, Paradox Tectonic, developer of the now-canceled Life by You, has been shut down, leaving 24 people out of the job.

Xbox boss addresses studio closures in first public comment

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Xbox boss, Phil Spencer, has addressed the trio of studio closures that occurred back in May in his first public comment.

Warner Bros. isn’t delisting Adult Swim Games’ games after all

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Warner Bros. is no longer wholesale delisting Adult Swim Games' library after closing the publishing label.

What Tango’s closure tells us about game dev job security

Editors' Picks Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
For all the studio closures as of late, none hit as hard as Tango Gameworks, the one Xbox studio that brought a brand-new award-winning exclusive IP.

Hi-Fi Rush is getting positive review bombed amid Microsoft closing Tango

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Amid Japanese game dev Tango Gameworks getting shuttered, its library is getting reviewed bombed... positively.