8 Defunct Game Studios that We Wish Would Reopen
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Ehhhmmmm..... Yeah.
I'm sorry, where is Bullfrog?
I mean, Dungeon Keeper, Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Populous?
Founded by Peter Molyneux.
Molyneux might not be the most stable person, but his studio did make some great and important games
I could also mention the original Black Isle Studios.
Although Interplay restarted them, but seems to have next to nothing to do with the original studio that made Planescape: Torment and the Fallout, Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale games.
I'm sorry, where is Bullfrog?
I mean, Dungeon Keeper, Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Populous?
Founded by Peter Molyneux.
Molyneux might not be the most stable person, but his studio did make some great and important games
I could also mention the original Black Isle Studios.
Although Interplay restarted them, but seems to have next to nothing to do with the original studio that made Planescape: Torment and the Fallout, Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale games.
pandemic all day long. battlefront 3 pleasee
bullfrog and black isle as well though, would be quite the treat with modern flair added to those studios.
bullfrog and black isle as well though, would be quite the treat with modern flair added to those studios.
Interesting list. I didn't recognize a lot of the studios, but I sure as hell recognized the games. I understand why Lucasarts wasn't on the list, but they're the one I wish would come back the most.
I've still got a soft spot for lucasarts from their adventure game days, and I did really enjoy all of the star wars stuff they were putting out for the longest time. I wasn't surprised Disney shut them down after buying out Lucas, but I still long for the days when their name on a game meant I was going to play it.
I've still got a soft spot for lucasarts from their adventure game days, and I did really enjoy all of the star wars stuff they were putting out for the longest time. I wasn't surprised Disney shut them down after buying out Lucas, but I still long for the days when their name on a game meant I was going to play it.
Tell me about it. They used to set the bar; now all they seem to do is drop it on our toes.JCAll said:
I miss Clover Studio, creators of the wonderful Viewtiful Joe, Okami and God Hand. Long live Clover!
Man, I still get pissed when I think about what happened to Westwood. Red Alert 2 is one of my two favorite RTS games of all time (the other being Dawn of War and its expansions). Fuck you, EA.
Cry me a river, Mega Man fans.
Damn straight, I loved the Viewtiful Joe games. It was the only Capcom-published series I really got into. Figures it turned out to be the one that was abandoned in medias res instead of getting a buttload of sequels/expansions.Johnny Novgorod said:
Cry me a river, Mega Man fans.
No Troika?
Seriously, they didn't last long, but Arcanum and VTM: Bloodlines count among my favourite RPGs to this day.
Honestly, far as I'm concerned, this list could well be "troika" repeated 8 times over.
Seriously, they didn't last long, but Arcanum and VTM: Bloodlines count among my favourite RPGs to this day.
Honestly, far as I'm concerned, this list could well be "troika" repeated 8 times over.
I hear the group that made Age of Empire II is now defunct.
That's too bad. I enjoyed the heck out of that game.
EDIT: ..and then I read the list to find it on #6. Heh.
That's too bad. I enjoyed the heck out of that game.
EDIT: ..and then I read the list to find it on #6. Heh.
Retro Studios is still very much alive.Extra-Ordinary said:
I'd add Paragon Studios to the list, partially to get City of Heroes back but also to see what else they were cooking up before they were unceremoniously closed by NCsoft.
Man, Bullfrog would have been good. Great suggestion.JenSeven said:
I left Black Isle off specifically because they're back again.
I loved me some Troika. They were on my short list. Plus, Temple of Elemental Evil is underrated as hell.Ugicywapih said:
As I was going through this list, I was nodding my head and thinking "it totally sucks that these places shut down" then when I saw that picture of Age of Empires 2, my heart sank a bit, then it was hit again at the picture of C&C:Generals and now I'm sad :'(
Was hoping for Free Radical Design to be somewhere on this list. It's really sad how they met their end. Crushed between EA, LucasArts and their own pride.
I'm most frustrated with LucasArts, though. They literally pulled the plug on a project because it had too much effort going into it.
I'm most frustrated with LucasArts, though. They literally pulled the plug on a project because it had too much effort going into it.
Although Star Citizen is going to come out next year, I will always miss Origin. EA is a bastard that has destroyed many of the studios I used to love.
