Un interessante e didascalico post su NeoGaf ci fa fare il punto della situazione su tutti gli studi di sviluppo che sono stati chiusi dal 2006 ad ora.
Un quadro sconfortante che include 99 team sciolti nell’era Next Gen. Molti nomi storici dell’industria videoludica dai 3D Realms, a 7 Studios, da Iron Lore a Team Bondi, da Factor 5 ad Hudson e così via. Tra questi figurano molte sussidiarie di Electronic Arts, Sony, tanti team sciolti da Activision e THQ. Vi lasciamo alla lunghissima lista originaria presa direttamente da NeoGaf.
- 3D Realms – 2009
- 7 Studios (Activision) – 2011
- Backbone Vancouver
- BigBig (Sony) – 2012
- Bizarre Creations (Activision) – 2010/2011
- Black Rock (Disney) – 2011
- Blue Fang Games – 2011
- Blue Tongue (THQ) – 2011
- BottleRocket – 2009
- Brash Entertainment – 2008
- Budcat (Activision) – 2010
- Castaway Entertainment – 2008
- Cheyenne Mountain – 2010
- Cing – 2010
- Clover Studios (Capcom) – 2006
- Codemasters Guildford – 2011
- Cohort Studios – 2011
- Concrete Games – 2008
- Deep Silver Vienna – 2010
- DICE Canada – 2006
- EA Chicago – 2007
- EA Bright Light – 2011/2012
- EA Japan – 2007
- Eidos Manchester – 2009
- Eidos Hungary – 2010
- Ensemble Studios (Microsoft) – 2008
- Factor 5 – 2009
- FASA (Microsoft) – 2007
- Fizz Factor – 2009
- Flagship Studios – 2008
- Flight Plan – 2010
- Frozen North Productions
- FuzzyEyes – 2009
- Gamelab – 2009
- Game Republic – 2011
- GRIN – 2009
- Helixe (THQ) – 200
- Hudson Entertainment – 2011
- Humannature Studio (Nexon Vancouver) – 2009
- Ignition London – 2010
- Ignition Florida – 2010
- Incognito Entertainment (Sony) – 2009
- Indie Built (Take-Two) – 2006
- Iron Lore – 2008
- Juice Games (THQ) – 2011
- Kaos Studios (THQ) – 2011
- Killaware – 2011
- Killspace Entertainment – 2011
- KMM Brisbane – 2011
- Krome Studios (might still be operating on skeleton crew) – 2010
- Kuju Manila – 2009
- Kuju Chemistry – 2009
- Kush Games – 2008
- Locomotive Games (THQ) – 2010
- Luxoflux – 2010
- Mass Media (THQ) – 2008
- Monte Cristo – 2010
- Monumental Games – 2012
- Midway Austin – 2009
- Midway Newcastle – 2009
- MTV Games – 2011
- Multiverse – 2012
- NetDevil – 2011
- Ninja Studio – 2009
- Outerlight – 2010
- PAM Development (Take-Two) – 2008
- Pandemic Australia (EA) – 2009
- Pandemic LA (EA) – 2009
- Paradigm Entertainment – 2008
- Pi Studios – 2011
- Pivotal Games (Take-Two) – 2008
- Propaganda Games (Disney) – 2011
- Pseudo Interactive – 2008
- Rainbow Studios (THQ) – 2011
- Realtime Worlds – 2010
- Rebellion Derby – 2010
- Red Octane – 2010
- Rockstar Vienna – 2006
- Sandblast Games (THQ) – 2008
- SEGA San Francisco – 2010
- Shaba Games (Activision) – 2009
- SOE Denver – 2011
- SOE Seattle – 2011
- SOE Tuscon – 2011
- Stormfront Studios – 2008
- Straylight Studios – 2009
- Team Bondi – 2011
- The Code Monkeys – 2011
- Titan Studios – 2009
- THQ Studio Australia – 2009
- THQ Digital Warrington – 2009
- Transmission Games – 2009
- Universomo (THQ) – 2009
- Venom Games (Take Two) – 2008
- Vicarious Visions California – 2007
- Visceral Australia (EA) – 2011
- Wolfpack Studios – 2006
- Yuke’s Company Of America – 2010
- Zoe Mode London – 2009