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Sony Shuts Down 'Concord' Dev Firewalk Studios 2 Years After Acquiring It

Sony shut down Concord developer Firewalk Studios just two years after acquiring it following the shooter's commercial flop.

Player One · Oct 30, 2024

Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead as Sony announces it's closing the failed hero shooter's studio and moving on: "We will take the lessons learned"

Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead

GamesRadar · Oct 29, 2024

Concord isn't coming back, and the developer is done for too: Sony says it considered its options and apparently 'the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio'

I was wrong: Concord isn't coming back, and neither is Firewalk Studios.

PC Gamer · Oct 29, 2024

PlayStation will unveil its new "long-term vision" later this month as new CEOs are brought on board

Sony says it's embarking on an "exciting future"

GamesRadar · May 14, 2024

PlayStation replaces outgoing CEO Jim Ryan with two new bosses as co-CEOs: Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino

Two PlayStation veterans are taking over as co-CEOs of SIE

GamesRadar · May 13, 2024

Pushing Buttons: When even PlayStation is cutting jobs, something is seriously wrong with games

In this week’s newsletter: Sony’s news that it is cutting jobs and cancelling projects for the mega-console underlines a depressing fact about game development – it’s go big, or go home

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

Sony Announces Layoffs: The Impact On Gaming Industry And Workforce

Sony PlayStation announces layoffs affecting 900 employees globally, citing the need for restructuring amidst declining console sales.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024

PlayStation to shut down London Studio as it cuts 900 jobs

Some projects that were being worked on are now set to be scrapped

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

PlayStation cancels several unannounced projects amid heavy layoffs and a studio closure: "Sometimes, great ideas don't become great games"

PlayStation London's online game being the most obvious cancellation

GamesRadar · Feb 27, 2024

Horizon Zero Dawn studio director reveals their last-minute panic before original E3 reveal

"What if the whole idea of cave people fighting robot dinosaurs is just too silly?"

GamesRadar · May 9, 2023