Game over voor Bizarre Creations

RDJ134 19 januari 2011 om 17:32 uur

Het gerucht ging al langen maar de kogel is door de kerk heen, Activision heeft bekend gemaakt dat Bizarre Creations (bekend van de Project Gotham Racing series en het onderschatte The Club) zijn deuren gaat sluiten. Want Blur verkocht slecht en dat is de doodsteek geworden voor deze developer. Heel erg zonde want hun games waren altijd wel erg leuk om te spelen en met de nodige humor.

Activision has recommended Bizarre Creations for closure, saying it has exhausted other options. Speaking with Develop, Activision Worlwide Studios' COO Coddy Johnson said he wanted "to be clear" that the publisher tried to keep the group together by finding a buyer, but after exploring leads with "pretty much anyone you can imagine in the industry," they were left with the option of "last resort."

Activision made it known in early November that the Liverpool-based studio had entered a consultation period, a 90-day phase under UK law that warns of potential closure. On the same day as the announcement, Activision closed Iowa-based Budcat in the US. At the time, Activision said that, despite a substantial investment in creating a new IP, Blur did not find a commercial audience.

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