WipEout Dev. staff get the boot
An anonymous source confirmed to website develop-online.net that layoffs will reach nearly half of the total headcount.
Sony has not confirmed the number of employees to be let go, only saying that several projects will be halted.
“It has been decided that production on a number of projects within Studio Liverpool will cease immediately due to project prioritisation” a SCEA spokesperson states.
“The North West Studio Group has been and will continue to be a vital cog in the WWS family, with a history of producing genre defining games such as MotorStorm, WipEout, Formula 1 and WRC and this decision will have no impact of the role that the North West Studio Group will play in the future of all PlayStation platforms.”
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thatd be a shame. wipeout is awesome
Wipeout HD is one of the best games on PS3. Dno whats happening here.
Sad but it's possible they had too many employed there with the small amount of output they were producing. Especially with them losing the F1 license….
Very sad news, these guys are so talented, Psygnosis used to produce some of the most iconic games in the 16bit days.
I wonder if its just the expense of making games in the UK, so few studios left now.