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2012 Year in Review: Studios that closed this year
- Thread starter alfredofroylan
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MrCookiepants
Member
I never bought anything by any of them. No tears here.
Edit: Well, I did get Wipeout HD for free after the PSN outage and it was very good. So I guess that's sad.
Edit: Well, I did get Wipeout HD for free after the PSN outage and it was very good. So I guess that's sad.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
studios never closed back in the day.
Exterminieren
Banned
Studio Liverpool hurts. 
teruterubozu
Member
Didn't Activision shut down Radical Entertainment (Prototype 2) earlier this year?
alfredofroylan
Member
They were hit by layoffs but the studio still exists as a support team for Activision titles.
alfredofroylan
Member
Thanks, added to the list.
Hero of Legend
Member
*Uses Phoenix Down*
Owned by:
Suddenly things feel right again.
*Uses Phoenix Down*
Owned by:
Suddenly things feel right again.
Unfortunately, it's owned by people who does nothing but Metal Gear and social games these days.
Hero of Legend
Member
Nd Cube houses MANY Hudson folks and is owned by Nintendo, hell I hardly think that many are still at Konami.
Nd Cube just recently released Mario Party 9.
Aquamarine
Member
So many memories with Rise of Nations and Mario Party 1-8.
Thanks for all the good times.
RIP.
ResidentDante
Member
alfredofroylan
Member
Sadly they didn't get the licenses too. I'd love to see Nintendo getting Bomberman.
Hero of Legend
Member
AstroNut325
Member
The only one that makes me sad is Studio Liverpool. I will miss WipeOut on PS4/Orbis.
I can't wait till people blame the hardware for these studio closers in six months.
Edit:
Nevermind... it's already happening in this thread!
I can't wait till people blame the hardware for these studio closers in six months.
Edit:
Nevermind... it's already happening in this thread!
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
I shed a tear for Studio Liverpool aka Psygnosis. So much fun growing up with Creepers (why does no one remember this!?), motherfucking Kula World, F1 games, Rollcage and Wipeout.
The rest of the devs on the list - mistakes were made, consequences happen. I feel empathy for those who lost their jobs but that's just about it.
The rest of the devs on the list - mistakes were made, consequences happen. I feel empathy for those who lost their jobs but that's just about it.
AlphaTwo00
Member
I don't see how Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool gets a free pass with your condolences when the other's don't. If you want to look at it objectively, they've made just as big of mistakes as any other - not seeing the writings on the wall on Futuristic Racers (or just racers in general), not seeing their turf being stepped on within the same publisher (Evolution), and not adapting to change.
Haunted
Member
grimshawish
Banned
Wait till all Zynga's start coming in :/
Sony's studio drop is sad but their cutting costs; am hoping there building a larger internal studio in Japan similar to what Nintendo has.
Their output last gen has been plentiful; but outside of a few studios pretty sub-par in terms of first party games.
Sony's studio drop is sad but their cutting costs; am hoping there building a larger internal studio in Japan similar to what Nintendo has.
Their output last gen has been plentiful; but outside of a few studios pretty sub-par in terms of first party games.
KefkaPalazzo
Member
Such a sad reality. I can't fathom how awful next gen is going to be for smaller developers.
*rolls eyes*
How original. I guess the commercial success, the critical acclaim, and are the awards are bad for the soul.
You forgot BioWare.
BioWare Corp
Company founded in 1995 by doctors Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk that created such esteemed games such as Baldur's Gate I and II, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age. Formed a partnership with Pandemic Studios in 2005 under the direction of Elevation Partners, before being acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007. They went on to release the Mass Effect series, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Sadly, it was confirmed in 2012 that the soul of BioWare was, in fact, dead, and all that is left is the rotting carcass.
*rolls eyes*
How original. I guess the commercial success, the critical acclaim, and are the awards are bad for the soul.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
They get a free pass because they actually made good games.
Kinda harsh to say to the other studios since Kingdoms of Amalur was a good game and Hudson was an incredible dev. I had some good times with mario party and I loved it for what it was (I only played the original one).
Liverpool was on a amazing track record, so to cut them short was a bad idea.
I don't understand why they even did it considering the success of WipEout HD.
I was a fan back during pulse and was incredibly sad the dlc from EU never hit NA.
2048 didn't match my expectations of HD and pulse (I would honestly rather play the HD port in 2048 than 2048 itself) but it wasn't bad and it did provide a fair challenge.