News PopReach closes its Vancouver studio follow sale of mobile games business Parent company Ionik sold games portfolio and India studio to Phoenix Games earlier this year Oct. 22, 2024 James Batchelor
News Dutch Game Garden shutting down next year Netherlands-based incubator has been supporting developers for 17 years Sept. 6, 2024 James Batchelor
News Shipyard Games shuts down CEO and co-founder cited lack of investment as the main reason for studio's closure Aug. 7, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Second Wave studio Challengers Games shuts down Korean developer currently under investigation by the Ministry of Labor and Employment as it amassed millions in debts June 25, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Galvanic Games closing down Sales of recent title Wizard with a Gun not "strong enough to sustain studio" June 17, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Avalanche closing Montreal and New York offices 50 employees have been let go across both studios June 4, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Paladin Studios shuts down after nearly 19 years The gamer maker attributed its decision to a failure of not landing enough work May 2, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Former Prytania CEO issues statement on Crop Circle closure, says project was "uninvestable" Annie Delisi Strain says current state of the industry was main reason for shut down and “stands by these decisions” April 5, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA shuts down Ridgeline Games New single-player Battlefield campaign set to continue, with "some" Ridgeline employees reportedly joining Ripple Effect Feb. 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Firewall studio First Contact shuts down Developer says "lack of support for VR" was deciding factor Dec. 22, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Samurai Punk to close down Studio to maintain some support on its titles to "ensure the continued existence" of its projects Nov. 10, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Dang shuts down Boomerang X developer calling it quits after funding for a follow-up fails to materialize Oct. 3, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Puny Human shutting down after client refused to send payments 16-year-old studio helped co-develop The Callisto Protocol, The Bard's Tale 4 and more Oct. 3, 2023 James Batchelor
News Gloria Victis creator Black Eye Games is closing The game developer shuts down after 11 years of operation Aug. 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Volition Games closes The Saints Row maker shuts down after 30 years of game development Aug. 31, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Embracer announces restructuring program, studio closures expected It's "too early to give an exact forecast" on the number of layoffs, CEO says June 13, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Kirby support studio Vanpool shut down Developer behind Dillon's Rolling Western series was dissolved yesterday June 1, 2023 James Batchelor
News IGI Origins developer Antimatter Games closing down this summer Parent EG7 said it will shut down UK developer to improve group profitability May 26, 2023 James Batchelor