Sony has cut ties with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale creator SuperBot Entertainment, just days after the development studio laid off a number of its staff.

All of the game's future content will be handled by Sony's internal studios.

"Sony Computer Entertainment can confirm that the working agreement with developer SuperBot Entertainment has amicably ended," a Sony representative told Kotaku. "We have had a positive working relationship with this talented studio, and wish them the best of success in their next endeavor. PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale and the title's forthcoming DLC releases will continue to be fully supported by Santa Monica Studio."

SuperBot, an independent developer started in 2009, released PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royalefor Vita and PlayStation 3 last fall. Two weeks ago, the company laid off a significant number of staff.

We've heard from one source that as a result of Sony's decision, SuperBot will have to shut down. We've reached out to the studio for comment and will update should we hear back

http://kotaku.com/5981571/sony-cuts-ties-with-playstation-all+stars-creators-studios-fate-in-question

Sad news really..All stars was a fun game. Best of luck to them

Fucking brutal.

Can you post more than just a link? I don't want to give Kotaku any clicks, as it's such a terrible site.

I was going to post this. Sad news for SuperBot. =/

This industry is on the verge of ... something... It can't stay the way it is now.

I agree.

I find it very difficult to click on that link.

good they fucking ruined what could have been the best fighting game this gen. i blame sony mostly tho cuz they gave one of the possibly biggest ip's to a random dev team with no experience. its dog eat dog out there

"We've heard from one source that as a result of Sony's decision, SuperBot will have to shut down."

Sony blaming the developer when the blame was Sonys inability to secure Cloud, Crash, Lara Croft, Snake, etc.

But this does reinforce the point that you can't just make exclusives for the sake of making exclusives. You need some guarantee that it will meet certain expectations.

Companies are starting to drop like flies. The VGChartz "latest stories" section is pretty much an obituary for the game industry right now.

Dumped like a cheap hooker on thursday night..