I actually gasped when I read this today. Bizarre Creations, makers of such awesome games like Blur, Geometry Wars, Project Gotham and the recent 007 Blood Stone...is closing.
I am truly saddened. It seems Activision was unable to find a buyer for the studio and so as a last resort they are being closed.
A statement made to Develop by Activision executive Coddy Johnson reads "unfortunately, so far we’ve not been able to find any interested parties. So we’ve made as a last resort, a recommendation to the team for closure."
Perhaps Activision, your greedy little paws were trying to dip too deeply into the pockets of others and that is why you were unable to find a buyer. It’s a shame that you would prefer to shutter such a great studio instead of letting them live on. This is the obvious danger of doing business with and being purchased by a large faceless conglomerate like ActiBlizzard.
In recent statements, Bobby Kotick, head of Activision threatened the UK that they would take their toys and go home if they didn’t get tax breaks. It’s a shame that it has come to this.
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