From GI.biz: "Highly regarded UK industry veteran Ian Richardson has died suddenly aged 53.
Richardson has spent over 30 years working in video games, including senior roles at Gremlin, Ocean, Europress and Rage during the 1990s. He's best known today for his work as business development director for Sumo Digital, where he has spent six years in which the developer has grown exponentially."
Former Deviation Games developers have formed a new studio at Sony Interactive Entertainment in order to work on a brand new PlayStation IP.
Well that's an awesome and very surprising turnaround. Cheers to the new studio and what they'll build!
That's..... confusing, so shut down but just reformed and same employer 🤔 sounds like pretty much what happened to Japan Studio basically just being rebranded as Asobi
Good for them that they were able to work it out. Hopefully they're developing something interesting.
Microsoft & Xbox have shut down Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks to lay off more workers, insinuating that they're not in the game anymore.
They're headless for a long time because closing tango isn't exactly a good move
Everyone's acting now that game companies care about games and Xbox is committing the Ultimate betrayal, they are all like this and you have just been quiet about it for far too long
I wonder if Microsoft do pull out of the console market that it might open the door for valve to relaunch the Steambox. Competition is good for the industry but Microsoft don't even seem to be trying anymore.
“Your game has won some pretty significant awards and is a show piece for where we want to go in the future.”
1 hour later.
“We’re gonna have to let you go. You can’t cover our 100 billion dollar acquisition. Oh and take your awards too 👍🏾”
DiRT Rally talisman Paul Coleman has found a home at iRacing, more specifically the Orontes Games team that created little-known off-road racer DRAG Outer Zones. Here's how development is progressing
May he RIP. My condolences to his loved ones. Way too young to leave us.
RIP bro. Way to young.
Lately..it seems some folks are not making it past their 40s & 50s. Sudden death is the worst,possibly a heart attack. May he r.i.p. Condolences to his family & friends.
How sad, what's 53 these days? Be at peace.
RIP