They didn't have much choice, MS moved PGR4's releasedate up by a couple of weeks and put pressure on the team and the game was put up against Halo. Bizarre ran out of cash and projects quickly and decided to go with Activision and now they're deadKittonwy said:Sad to see people lose their jobs, can't say I'm surprised since Bloodstone didn't look too good that they had to embargo the reviews, and marketing-wise the game was sent to die, developers really have to be careful which publisher they hook up with.
Mad_Ban said:After two consecutive bomba's I expected this to be on the cards, but the entire studio? :/
Fucking Activision.
[Nintex] said:They didn't have much choice, MS moved PGR4's releasedate up by a couple of weeks and put pressure on the team and the game was put up against Halo. Bizarre ran out of cash and projects quickly and decided to go with Activision and now they're dead
Yeah there are some twitterings as well.KennyLinder said:OK just had another confirmation from someone.. I guess the sites will get wind of it tomorrow morning now.
brotkasten said:What the hell ... This is horrible. I enjoyed the PGR series and Blur and was hoping they were just leaving Activision, so they could have a new partnership with Microsoft. I'd love a new PGR by Bizarre.
Acosta said:W-T-F?
So that's it? Two unsuccessful games and Activision drop the studio? Wasn't it a strategic buy so they could produce quality racing games?
Activision is burning their internal talent like there is no tomorrow, one should be nuts to partner with them after their past track. Is too good for them they have two really big cows to milk, but the management of Activision is absolutely terrible.
Terrible news, Bizarre have produced fantastic games and will be missed. Best of lucks to everyone involved.
Acosta said:W-T-F?
So that's it? Two unsuccessful games and Activision drop the studio? Wasn't it a strategic buy so they could produce quality racing games?
Activision is burning their internal talent like there is no tomorrow, one should be nuts to partner with them after their past track. Is too good for them they have two really big cows to milk, but the management of Activision is absolutely terrible.
Terrible news, Bizarre have produced fantastic games and will be missed. Best of lucks to everyone involved.
dark10x said:Fuck. I knew this was going to happen, but still, it really saddens me to see it. Bizarre kicked ass and they've ended up dying in the end. There are so many other totally shit development houses out there today doing fine while Bizarre ends up shut down.
Blur was one of the best racing games I've played in a long time and, while Bloodstone wasn't AAA or anything, it was still a very solid game.
Then you have the amazing PGR series. PGR4 sold very poorly, but is one of the greatest racers ever made.
I knew Bizarre would end up dead when they signed with Activision.
Same. I halfway shat myself.leehom said:At first I read it as Blizzard and thought wtf? :lol
dankir said:The whole fucking team is gone??
Whose going to make Geo Wars 3 now?