Suzzopher
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Sony close Studio Liverpool #1

Very reliable source: http://grcade.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31630

R.I.P Pysgnosis
TheBioLover
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(08-22-2012, 10:19 AM)
#2

What the hell?
Spiegel
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Fuck Sony
spats
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#4

Please no.
Empty
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(08-22-2012, 10:20 AM)

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#5

no no no no no no no no no

wipeout is basically synonymous with playstation as far as i'm concerned. how could they do this.
Mr Swine
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Oh boy, this week hasn't been kind to us :(
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#7

Fuck me.
drifter444
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#8

ummm....


What?
Corky
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#9

God damn it :S!
Trevelyon
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(08-22-2012, 10:21 AM)

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Nonononononono
jigglywiggly
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#11

At least we still get Wonderbook.
spats
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Studio Liverpool guys confirming this on Twitter. It's over.
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Last edited by MoGamesXNA; 08-22-2012 at 10:24 AM.
Meisadragon
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WTF terrible news.
Xav
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Is this some kind of joke on Sony's part, Studio Liverpool did the WipEout games right?
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What the FUCK?!?

Why
Alx
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#17

Originally Posted by Suzzopher: View Post
Very reliable source: http://grcade.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31630

R.I.P Pysgnosis
Erm, so what does "strawberry float" mean ? Is it an example of that weird rhyming slang they used in Austin Powers ?
jooso
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#18

Fuck this shit.
stupid_dad
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No way,that's crazy
Mung
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:(
Keyouta
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What reasons would Sony have for this? :/
Peru
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#22

...wHAT??
linko9
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Huge bummer, I would have never expected this. Wonder what the full story is.
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Originally Posted by Empty: View Post
no no no no no no no no no

wipeout is basically synonymous with playstation as far as i'm concerned. how could they do this.
Because Wipeout is synonomous with failure.
E-phonk
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strawberry float off
deim0s
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Wipeout.


:(
Hydrogen Bluebird
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The last 24 hours has to be a record in terms layoffs of game dev studio employees (Popcap, THQ, and now Liverpool Studios).
Last edited by Hydrogen Bluebird; 08-22-2012 at 10:26 AM.
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Originally Posted by Keyouta: View Post
What reasons would Sony have for this? :/
That there games dont sell ?
Nif
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Strawberry float sony
MarshMellow96
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W-w-why?
reptilescorpio
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NO WAY

NO FREAKING WAY
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#32

Lame :(
Hanmik
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R.I.P. once again...



you made me fall in love with my Amiga 500..
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Originally Posted by Alx: View Post
Erm, so what does "strawberry float" mean ? Is it an example of that weird rhyming slang they used in Austin Powers ?
It's the forum's retarded swear filter.
Y2Kev
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(08-22-2012, 10:23 AM)

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#35

I thought they were partly merged with Evolution?
SolarPowered
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#36

That came out of nowhere.
ciridesu
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#37

Nooooo.... Wipeout and Rollcage... fuck :((
KAOz
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No. Fuck. Why?

This means no more amazing WipeOut games from them. FUCK!
spats
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I'm devastated. One of their best studios.

I had dreams of a story-driven WipEout for the PS4, guess that's not happening.
corporate cheerleader
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#40

Oh shit...
Shard
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#41

No, no, no, no, Psygnosis can't end like this, they can't end so flatly.
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Originally Posted by SolarPowered: View Post
That came out of nowhere.
It didn't, they haven't been the same since Sony laid off several staff after Wipeout HD.
TheBioLover
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(08-22-2012, 10:24 AM)
#43

This absolutely devastating. I loved Wipeout 2048.
BeeDog
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#44

Sony fucking sucks.
Zeranium
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#45

Damn, man.
So long, Wipeout...
Michan
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Originally Posted by Mr Swine: View Post
Oh boy, this week hasn't been kind to us :(
Wait, what else happened?
Keyouta
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Originally Posted by cw_sasuke: View Post
That there games dont sell ?
Should have looked up the numbers. This sucks, I love their work.
KennyLinder
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Originally Posted by Y2Kev: View Post
I thought they were partly merged with Evolution?
Nah two different studios totally. Evo are in Runcorn, Liverpool Studio just up the road.


As an ex Sony employee from redundancy too, I am gutted for them.
gofreak
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#49

For shame Sony.

Not good news for the northern dev community either. Feels like a slow drip drip away.
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#50

What the fuck