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  • Grin closes its doors

    Swedish developer Grin has gone bust. On its website, the company ascribed its woes to “too many publishers have been delaying their payments, causing an unbearable cashflow situation.” Grin is best known for Ghost Recon Advanced...

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  • Foundation 9 faces new layoffs

    According to VentureBeat, a number of Foundation 9’s studios will be affected by the redundancies, including: The closure of the Fizz Factor game studio in Austin, Texas The merger of the Amaze and Griptonite studios in Kirkland,...

    • Posted 15 years ago
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  • Sony Online Entertainment is the latest company to reduce headcount

    Despite the successful launch of Free Realms, Sony Online Entertainment, publisher of Everquest,has decided to reduce headcount by 5%. 41 of the company’s 800-odd staff will be affected by the layoffs. (via IndustryGamers)

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  • Midway closes Newcastle Studio with 80 layoffs

    Warner Bros bid for Midway has gone through, but the global media conglomerate didn’t want Midway Newcastle, the studio formerly known as Pitbull and responsible for the The Wheelman franchise. GamaSutra estimates that 80 developers were affected...

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  • Midway makes 60 redundancies at head office

    The Warner takeover of Midway has gone through, and Midway’s head office staff are paying the price. 60 staff at the company’s Chicago head office have been made redundant, including CEO Matt Booty. It seems that 100...

    • Posted 15 years ago
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  • Blue Omega, developer of Damnation, shuts down

    No sooner has Codemasters shipped Damnation than the developer, Blue Omega, shuts its doors. Reports suggest a troubled development process, with Blue Omega turning to outsourced development teams, Velvetelvis Studios and Point of View, who allegedly then...

    • Posted 15 years ago
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  • America’s Army studio to close

    In a nice “thank you” for finishing recruitment title America’s Army 3, the US Army has told the studio concerned that they are being shut down, according to Develop. The California studio will be closed with future...

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