New Blood Interactive has paid tribute to the assorted recreation studios which have closed over the previous 12 months or so on an digital billboard in downtown Los Angeles forward of Summer season Recreation Fest tonight.
The billboard was noticed by Stephen Totilo, who posted a picture of it on his X account, confirming it initially reads “gone however not forgotten” earlier than itemizing the next studios:
- Arkane Austin (2006-2024)
- Roll7 (2008-2024)
- Tango Gameworks (2010-2024)
- Volition Inc (1993-2023)
- London Studio (2002-2024)
A message beneath mentions everybody else who has been “laid off, downsized, and ‘made redundant,’ including, “Thanks for nice video games, from your folks at New Blood.” The billboard then switches to a different message that reads “we love you, we miss you, we hate cash.”
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The video games business has suffered hundreds of layoffs since final 12 months, with Microsoft not too long ago saying the closure of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, which obtained heavy criticism on-line. Sony’s London Studio quickly adopted, and was within the technique of growing its first PS5 recreation previous to its closure.
[Source – Stephen Totilo on X]