2K Australia, Australia's last AAA dev, is closing down

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Porcupine_I on 16 April 2015

At least they told people working there that they close the studio. Unlike when they closed Rockstar Vienna.

“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”

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FightingSmile on 16 April 2015

Still very sad news, our country is going through the motions now as we heavily rely on trade with china and japan regarding coal and iron exports. Now that they have seized mass production and expansion, iron is worth less, thus making our economy shit

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pokoko on 16 April 2015

gabzjmm23 said:

pokoko said:

What on earth are you talking about?

he means that US studios won't close down and only the outsourcing studios would be. it really happens. Like MS closed down a factory in a certain country in South East Asia and move it to a different place i.e. China to lower down costs, etc.

it happens. he just mean that US studios won't be closed easily. and the 1st one to take a hit on this cost-cutting are normally the outsourcing studios outside the main country of the studio.

The trouble with his claim is that they've already closed down studios in the US.