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Never was a big fan of Wipeout, but it seemed like a solid game and I know it has a big following. Sad day.
Thank god I was wondering when this worthless excuse of a futuristic racing game would go away besides the graphics they haven't brung anything new to the table since their first game. Whatever happened to aerogage???
F-zero is on ice with no signs of Nintendo bringing it back anytime soon. EA apparently doesn't care about burnout anymore , and now there goes wipeout, its either in the hands of another studio or toast all together. Not to mention the closure of a legendary studio due to restructuring.
This is probably the worst news I've heard all year, especially since 2048 and hd are two of the most awesome racers ever produced.
you will be missed Liverpool, hope everyone lands on their feet.
This is probably the worst news I've heard all year, especially since 2048 and hd are two of the most awesome racers ever produced.
you will be missed Liverpool, hope everyone lands on their feet.
F-zero is on ice with no signs of Nintendo bringing it back anytime soon. EA apparently doesn't care about burnout anymore , and now there goes wipeout, its either in the hands of another studio or toast all together. Not to mention the closure of a legendary studio due to restructuring.
This is probably the worst news I've heard all year, especially since 2048 and hd are two of the most awesome racers ever produced.
you will be missed Liverpool, hope everyone lands on their feet.
This is probably the worst news I've heard all year, especially since 2048 and hd are two of the most awesome racers ever produced.
you will be missed Liverpool, hope everyone lands on their feet.
Sony deserves to be in last for making stupid decisions like this.
@ShAiOnEi
"Thank god I was wondering when this worthless excuse of a futuristic racing"
Holy fucking shit, some people's kids.
@ShAiOnEi
"Thank god I was wondering when this worthless excuse of a futuristic racing"
Holy fucking shit, some people's kids.
What? Why? Does the Playstation division of Sony want to kill every good developer they have or what?
The shut down of another of the few british game studios left: really horrible news. Seems even the recent tax rebates aren't enough :(
All my favorite racing game studios are being shut down.
*looks at criterion*
Or not allowed to fly.
*looks at criterion*
Or not allowed to fly.
remember the studio itself is closed, doesnt mean the talent is gone, they could just be moved to different ,now larger, teams already working on bigger products.
but man a new wipeout for ps4? holy shit. i dont care to much for better grfx, but its nice, but i just want every track, every team, every ship, from all games , all in one game
but man a new wipeout for ps4? holy shit. i dont care to much for better grfx, but its nice, but i just want every track, every team, every ship, from all games , all in one game
I mourned Psygnosis the day it became Sony Liverpool. It never was the same afterward.
But still, I don't think this is Sony removing dead weight. Sony Liverpool was a solid studio. I think Sony is hurting bad, and they may just be running out of money.
But still, I don't think this is Sony removing dead weight. Sony Liverpool was a solid studio. I think Sony is hurting bad, and they may just be running out of money.
@fetusmilk
Well you could be right, the rumour right now is a number of the staff is being moved to evolutions studios ( I think those are the motorstorm guys, I don't remember) but still at least some of the staff got cut.
Hopefully the remnants will pickup the ps4 wipeout title and will be able to keep up the quality work Liverpool put out.
But for now nothing official so a grain of salt with everything I just said.
Well you could be right, the rumour right now is a number of the staff is being moved to evolutions studios ( I think those are the motorstorm guys, I don't remember) but still at least some of the staff got cut.
Hopefully the remnants will pickup the ps4 wipeout title and will be able to keep up the quality work Liverpool put out.
But for now nothing official so a grain of salt with everything I just said.
this is one of those occasions where i realise i haven't played any of their games for years, so i shouldn't lament the loss too much. wipeout certainly had its day though, and enjoyed it once upon a time.
bad news for sure though, our games industry seems to shrinking by the day, which is unfortunate as there are still plenty of good people here with no opportunity to put their talents to use.
bad news for sure though, our games industry seems to shrinking by the day, which is unfortunate as there are still plenty of good people here with no opportunity to put their talents to use.
So much for my dreams of a new Colony Wars. RIP Psygnosis.
Boy o boy, can't wait for the next consoles to make development costs go up yet again. Publishers can't afford to keep studios afloat now after years of discovering efficiencies and re-using assets, so new hardware and new engines and new fucking expensive boxes is just what everyone needs.
Boy o boy, can't wait for the next consoles to make development costs go up yet again. Publishers can't afford to keep studios afloat now after years of discovering efficiencies and re-using assets, so new hardware and new engines and new fucking expensive boxes is just what everyone needs.
This news is appearing on Destructoid pretty late, so I'm not sure why it doesn't mention that the majority of the staff from Liverpool is being retained and redistributed.
Nothing much had come from Liverpool recently except WipEout. It's sad, but I can't say I'm surprised. I'm sure we'll see another WipEout eventually, but probably not for awhile. Might even have the same leads involved.
My guess is that they didn't see much value in what Liverpool was working on, so they decided to move most of the talent to work on higher priority projects.
Nothing much had come from Liverpool recently except WipEout. It's sad, but I can't say I'm surprised. I'm sure we'll see another WipEout eventually, but probably not for awhile. Might even have the same leads involved.
My guess is that they didn't see much value in what Liverpool was working on, so they decided to move most of the talent to work on higher priority projects.
Good night sweet prince. You were a gift to this industry. from back when you started off as Psygnosis all the way to the glory that is WipEout HD. I wish the best to all of the people who lost their jobs.
It's sad but as long as Sony keep the core of the team together working on the new Wipeout then i'm cool.
For me Wipeout on the ps4 would be a big reason to buy a ps4
For me Wipeout on the ps4 would be a big reason to buy a ps4
Aww crap. :(
Also, Psygnosis' mascot was called Agony. Which is pretty much the situation the British games industry is in.
Fingers crossed that the Strawberry Pi motherboard/chipset thing can rejuvinate the bedroom coding environment that helped start the industry off here.
Also, Psygnosis' mascot was called Agony. Which is pretty much the situation the British games industry is in.
Fingers crossed that the Strawberry Pi motherboard/chipset thing can rejuvinate the bedroom coding environment that helped start the industry off here.
WipeOut 2048 was, hands down, the best VIta game released so far and easily one of the best values to be had. I hope to see a return to WipEout again in the future.
It's really sad, but there's no way they would survive only making wipeot games, they are good games offcourse, but they are no blockbuster.
So that's two studios that've met their ends on the Vita. The first was BigBig (not so much of a loss there) and now this (now this one is a tragedy, I loved their games)
Maybe the next in line is Nihilistic :). I hope so, because they can't develop for shit.
Maybe the next in line is Nihilistic :). I hope so, because they can't develop for shit.
Damn I love Wipeout. It was far cooler than anything F-Zero ever did. I always liked F-Zero, but Wipeout just felt cooler. Very sad news indeed. Guess the Vita Wipeout isn't selling at all.
@celica
Let me know when you do. I haven't had anyone to play against in that game since I bought it sadly.
Let me know when you do. I haven't had anyone to play against in that game since I bought it sadly.
WipEout has been my jam since the very first game in the series. I am so gutted right now. It's like a Quake weapon just ripped through all my feely organs. ;________;
@Batthink
Do you mean Raspberry Pi? I've never heard of Strawberry pi before... is it something newly announced or something?
@Nevi901
Make that 3 if you count Zipper after unit 13. it's truly a sad thing what is happening to Sony's internal studios.
Do you mean Raspberry Pi? I've never heard of Strawberry pi before... is it something newly announced or something?
@Nevi901
Make that 3 if you count Zipper after unit 13. it's truly a sad thing what is happening to Sony's internal studios.
@tekbunny
Will do! I'm terrible at that series but I remember people raving about it when it came out. I'll need to get it one of these days.
Will do! I'm terrible at that series but I remember people raving about it when it came out. I'll need to get it one of these days.
The first Wipeout was a pretty key title in the early, tenuous years of the PS1. I'm sure there are legitimate business reasons for their decision, but it seems like a kind of betrayal.
Wipeout Pure, Pulse, HD, 2048. All amazing.
Genuinely gutted about this closure - would have loved to have seen what they'd done with a PS4 Wipeout.
Genuinely gutted about this closure - would have loved to have seen what they'd done with a PS4 Wipeout.
:'( I'm very very very sad with this news, I love Wipeout, and 2048 is an amazing game. Here's hoping they keep producing WipeOut titles in this Liverpool facility....
That's a shame. Let's hope Sony's financial troubles turn around. I wouldn't want to see more of their first party studios go under. And part of me just wanted to see what Liverpool could do other than Wipeout and Formula One.Maybe that stealth action PS4 game coulda been cool.
With any luck, the title and some of the team will get reabsorbed into Cambridge or something. Maybe their racing guys will head to Evolution Studios with the Motorstorm and WRC guys. Who knows. I wish them the best of luck, regardless.
With any luck, the title and some of the team will get reabsorbed into Cambridge or something. Maybe their racing guys will head to Evolution Studios with the Motorstorm and WRC guys. Who knows. I wish them the best of luck, regardless.
Not wanting to sound like that annoying kid back in school, but my friend's brother was part of the studio. They came into work and were given 45 minutes notice of their redundancy, which is pretty shoddy work by Sony. They've probably been able to dodge any trade union action too.
Anyway politics aside, Wipeout has never been a big game for me so the loss is negligible to me as a gamer, that said I hope the guys find jobs soon.
Anyway politics aside, Wipeout has never been a big game for me so the loss is negligible to me as a gamer, that said I hope the guys find jobs soon.
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