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UK games retailers go online only as country shuts all "non-essential" stores News Mar 24th, 2020

UK games retailers go online only as country shuts all "non-essential" stores

Supermarkets are the only stores open that sell games

Abbey Games is terminating all employee contracts at the end of 2019 News Nov 7th, 2019

Abbey Games is terminating all employee contracts at the end of 2019

The company's founders will continue work on Godhood until its release

Gfinity Esports Australia is ceasing operations in November 2019 News Aug 15th, 2019

Gfinity Esports Australia is ceasing operations in November 2019

The company began in August 2017

Echo developer Ultra Ultra’s closure won’t affect the upcoming movie tie-in News May 8th, 2019

Echo developer Ultra Ultra’s closure won’t affect the upcoming movie tie-in

Despite a well-received debut, the Danish developer fails to push out a second game

Razer shuts down its game store after less than a year News Feb 19th, 2019

Razer shuts down its game store after less than a year

Hardware manufacturer cuts its store as it looks to sharpen its operations elsewhere

Age of Empires: Castle Siege will shut down in May 2019 News Nov 14th, 2018

Age of Empires: Castle Siege will shut down in May 2019

Developer Smoking Gun will use the Castle Siege technology to develop a new, unannounced RTS

Strategy guides-maker Prima Games to close News Nov 13th, 2018

Strategy guides-maker Prima Games to close

A number of employees will stay on to wrap up the remaining strategy guide releases

Telltale Games collapsed following failed funding round News Sep 25th, 2018

Telltale Games collapsed following failed funding round

Sources claim Lionsgate stopped funding Telltale to refocus on its own business

Netflix still wants to make Stranger Things game despite Telltale closure News Sep 25th, 2018

Netflix still wants to make Stranger Things game despite Telltale closure

The streaming service confirmed the news in a written statement

Ousted Telltale CEO speaks out on studio closure News Sep 24th, 2018

Ousted Telltale CEO speaks out on studio closure

Kevin Bruner was originally ousted from the company last year by investors

Kotaku Compete closes over budget cuts News Jul 2nd, 2018

Kotaku Compete closes over budget cuts

Univision shuts down the Kotaku / Deadspin collaborative esports hub

Free-to-play shooter Loadout to shut down on the back of EU GDPR law News May 8th, 2018

Free-to-play shooter Loadout to shut down on the back of EU GDPR law

2014 F2P shooter is the latest victim of data protection ruling.

Epic Games ditches its MOBA Paragon News Jan 29th, 2018

Epic Games ditches its MOBA Paragon

Title to be shut on April 26th

NCSoft’s MOBA Master X Master to close early next year News Nov 21st, 2017

NCSoft’s MOBA Master X Master to close early next year

The online game will close down after only eight months

Crytek To Sell Most Studios News Dec 20th, 2016

Crytek To Sell Most Studios

German developer announces that it will only retain two offices, five locations to be affected.

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