Activision Blizzard has released a statement to various press outlets regarding the rumoured closure of Liverpool-based Bizarre Creations - the studio behind the hugely successful Project Gotham Racing, and the less well-received Blur.
The statement reads:
"Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations, the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we made a substantial investment in creating a new IP, Blur, it did not find a commercial audience.
"Bizarre is a very talented team of developers, however, because of the broader economic factors impacting the market, we are exploring our options regarding the future of the studio, including a potential sale of the business."
Also rumoured today by PC Gamer is the closure of Guitar Hero Wii developer Budcat Creations.
The statement reads:
"Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations, the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we made a substantial investment in creating a new IP, Blur, it did not find a commercial audience.
"Bizarre is a very talented team of developers, however, because of the broader economic factors impacting the market, we are exploring our options regarding the future of the studio, including a potential sale of the business."
Also rumoured today by PC Gamer is the closure of Guitar Hero Wii developer Budcat Creations.
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deleted 16 Nov 2010 20:52
1/3
So they bought bizarre, made a half decent mostly s**t game, and they flog em on, ffs.
headcasephil 17 Nov 2010 03:35
2/3
just dring out msr2 for all platforms and it will sell like hot cakes blur was good but it was a bit mario kart for the older gen gone wrong
raygun 6 Dec 2010 08:38
3/3
Hey. Just thought id remind everyone that this is the company that made the Geometry Wars franchise. I hope they survive just because of that. Common Bizarre, stop wasting your time on generic racing games, youll never make anything as good as NFS:HP anyway....