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Lucid Games formed by ex-Bizarre Creations staff photo

A spot of good news has come out of Bizarre Creations' closure in the formation of a new studio by ex-employees. Lucid Games is the name, and it's being led by Pete Wallace, who was previously a development director at Bizarre.

"The idea is to take the spirit of Bizarre Creations and see if we can improve on that," he told the Liverpool Daily Post. "People were aware there were going to be cuts. But the closure of the studio just wasn't expected at all. Most people didn't want to move away from the area, even though they're well-placed to go and work in Seattle or Canada."

Commercial director Andy Davidson continued with a mission statement of sorts: "We want to get back to the levels of innovation and creativity at Bizarre that made Activision so keen to acquire it."

Exclusive: Former Bizarre Creations staff set up new firm [Liverpool Daily Post via Gamasutra]








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spineofsnow's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:07
spineofsnow
Oh, Shanghai.
Scissors's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:09
Scissors
If this means a new Geometry Wars game then I'm happy
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:12
DaedHead8
This is the news I was waiting for! Hooray!
XxSteviexX's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:16
XxSteviexX
try not to become a thrall of Activision this time
The Cast's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:21
The Cast
So...I'm gonna have to buy their games for now on just to make sure they don't (somehow) go down (again)?
Blahblahblahblah's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:24
Blahblahblahblah
Awesome. Are they allowed to actually make PGR/Geometry Wars and such, or does someone have the rights to those?
DAVYDOCK's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:31
DAVYDOCK
Aww this news is great, love that developer. Good luck to 'em
Zwiki's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:32
Zwiki
Ah, companies owned by Activison disbanding in one way or another and then forming new companies. It's the new trend. And I like it.
exp0d's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:34
exp0d
Shambhala Offroad Racing, make it happen guys!
Mrdraven's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:50
Mrdraven
Yay Lucid Games! Congratulations Mr. Wallace and staff, hope to see your great work on the shelves soon!
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:50
Snaileb
More BLUR please! Mario Kart on 360 f*cking rules!
Corduroy Turtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:55
Corduroy Turtle
Great news!!
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 21:56
manasteel88
good for them. Hopefully they'll be able to capitalize on their new found freedom.
PhilK3nS3bb3n's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 22:08
PhilK3nS3bb3n
@Snaileb: Yes, yes, yes. @Article: Such good news.
Sugarskull's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/25/2011 23:27
Sugarskull
Are we getting The Club 2?
The Sama's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/26/2011 00:36
The Sama
Good luck. This could be good or bad...
Richie the Sign Painter's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/26/2011 05:58
Richie the Sign Painter
This is good news but they say they hope to employ up to 50 ex Bizarre employees. 200 lost their jobs in the closure so it's still sad.
I hope they find their feel soon.
JetSetRadioForever's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/26/2011 14:41
JetSetRadioForever
Good for those guys. Fuck you, Activision! Go plan another 37 Tony Hawk games where each sequel sucks more each time.
nanowerx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/26/2011 14:55
nanowerx
I still play Blur, you people that are begging for more of it need to get on and play. There is hardly anybody playing anymore!
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