Activision to close Bizarre Creations

Looks like selling to Activision wasn't the brightest move of Bizarre Creations. Activision has given employees there 90 days notice, and will shut down the studio at that time should no company be interested in buying the developer. More info here: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/66490

I really hope developers learn from this and the Infinity Ward debacle: you don't sell out to Activision. They hate you and will cut you loose the instant you fail to make them sacks of loot, regardless of whether the problem was their marketing or your game. Blur was excellent, but it was poorly timed and poorly marketed.

Here's hoping that Microsoft realizes that they could do with a PGR5 and buys the studio, or maybe that THQ swoops in and acquires a top-tier racing studio as part of recent acquisition/restructuring binge.

What about Bloodstone? I can't speak for the rest of the country, but it has been gathering flies here.
What's to stop the guys who started Bizarre from reforming as another developing company? I'd have to imagine Activision didn't acquire them for pennies.

Everyone could have predicted this, especially after Blur flopped. Bizarre has made great games, but they haven't had a disc game hit since Project Gotham Racing 3. I give them credit for surviving a five year long string of sales turds.

Blur was a decent game but the SP was a boring unlockathon and people couldn't even connect to the servers on PS3. It was a joke.

Blur tanked.

Geometry Wars probably made them more money than Blur.

Blur aside, these guys made good games.

Blur was awful. What a dumb decision on that game. Should have just made another Gotham and Geometry Wars.

They should make another Blur, but not call it Blur.
Just like how PGR was the Metropolis Street Racer series done right, the next iteration of Blur could be great.
Make another Fur Fighters too!

Fur Fighters was garbage.

Your mom is garbage.

Activision killed that company. I knew they were out of here as soon as they were acquired. DIdn't need to wait for Blur.

can't even put them on COD map packs

PGR2 and GW2 were their crowning jewels.

All of the PGRs were different levels of great (except 3 which was merely 'above above average'). The Club is one of the best games no one played. Then you have FF, GW...man

gtfo av

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PGR4 was pretty great, even if I liked 2 better on the whole.

Is anyone actually surprised to see Activision acquire and destroy another good developer? They're actively hurting the industry.

And all the pieces of shit that bought Call of Duty are helping them.

Alright MS...buy them and commence work on the REAL PGR4.

wat

PGR4 was incredible. Best racing game on 360 to date. But, it didn't sell and that's what counts.

Some asshats got PGR 4 for free and didn't bother to play it. I can't tell you how many sealed copies we got traded into us since it came with a Live sub and headset bundle.

PGR 4, didn't it have motorcycles?

Those always looked fun.

And man, The Club, totally forgot about that one.

These guys just made great games (Blur aside).

Blur rules, fuck everybody.

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Originally Posted by bVork

Here's hoping that Microsoft realizes that they could do with a PGR5 and buys the studio.

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For some reason this sounds really good right now.

PGR just did it for me in a way that no other racer has come close to.