OXCGN:
"Game studios have it hard at the moment. With the global recession starting to hit the industry, if your studio isn't working on a proven franchise there's no guarantee your game will ever see the light of day. Hell, there's no guarantee your studio will survive the development cycle and may just sink into bankruptcy oblivion.
Here's a look at some of the most loved studios that went bust this decade after the jump."
ShadowRun arrived in 2007 and is still played by a core audience on modern consoles and PC today, despite a bungled launch.
Played it a few months back. Not a stellar mp game at its time, but still genuine & janky fun.
I have never played Shadowrun. However, the universe of Shadowrun seems like a good setting for various game genres. The franchise combines traditional fantasy tropes with cyberpunk science fiction.
Yeah since the megadrive game I’ve always thought how cool the setting and premise is but the game never really delivers on gameplay.
Really enjoyed this back on 360. Was one of the first pc games I played as well. Nice to see it's still online I'm going to have to see about getting a copy on pc again.
Edit: is this backward compatible with series X?
The Shadowrun RPGs from Harebrained Schemes were great, but that IP is just begging for a massive, Cyberpunk 2077-style game. Open world action RPG epic with a healthy dose of immersive sim goodness.
The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?
I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*
Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.
Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.
Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.
The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.
360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.
When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....
It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.
It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.
They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.
But Microsoft said no.
so many closures, so sad, great artcle tho
I soooo hope Thief is being made for consoles like is rumoured. Thief for Xbox is still one of my top games of all time, along with Goldeneye and Resident Evil 4.
I liked Brute Force too, actually. Some of those studios had some pretty quality titles.
The Ensemble closure is one of the worst decisions made by Microsoft. After the awesome RTS that was Halo Wars, it's clear these guys are talented. Though I guess most of them moved onto that new studio?
could you imagine a future where all game companies have shut......
AAAAAAAH!!!!!!!
whoa, sorry,
cool stuff yv written
I hatethefact that so many studioe shave closed, with many more likely to in the near future.
I think those that have been "acquired" by larger well known studios or publishing companies will do well, thank god. And the thought of those majors squashing the smaller sites creativity is ill-informed.
EA are doing a much better job now that they did do before, especially now that the ex CEO of Bioware (John Riccitiello,) is running the show.