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KLXVER on 29 June 2014
QuintonMcLeod said:
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:

I think what people fail to realize is that AAA studios are dying, and they are dying at a rapid rate. There may be a lot of indie games showing up now, but that's because AAA studios aren't making fewer and fewer games. They're also creating fewer and fewer new IPs. I'm afraid in the next few years, AAAs will be a dime a dozen.


It seems that way because studios that make AAA games are relevant, so its news when they go under...


News? I think not. This has been going on since the last generation. This is no longer news at this point. This is simple inevidentibility.


Ok. Name 10 big studios that have gone under...?



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bubblegamer on 29 June 2014
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:

I think what people fail to realize is that AAA studios are dying, and they are dying at a rapid rate. There may be a lot of indie games showing up now, but that's because AAA studios aren't making fewer and fewer games. They're also creating fewer and fewer new IPs. I'm afraid in the next few years, AAAs will be a dime a dozen.


It seems that way because studios that make AAA games are relevant, so its news when they go under...


News? I think not. This has been going on since the last generation. This is no longer news at this point. This is simple inevidentibility.


Ok. Name 10 big studios that have gone under...?

This should be interesting...



Suke on 29 June 2014
KLXVER said:
Suke said:
KLXVER said:
Suke said:
KLXVER said:
Yeah, I agree 100%. For every brilliant indie game theres 200 shitty ones.


Honestly, that's the beauty of it, I love the experimental natural of indie games. What new idea work and what doesn't.


Games like Super Mario Galaxy has like 20 new ideas for games, but since its a big Mario game it doesnt count obviously...


Of coarse it count, but I'm talking about content from small, new studios.

What exactly is brilliant about 200 shitty indie games...?

For the one that devs put alot of effort in to try to make it interesting but fail in the process. I can't think of an example from the top of my head, but it's the effort that I personally appreciate.



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KLXVER on 29 June 2014
Suke said:
KLXVER said:
Suke said:
KLXVER said:
Suke said:
KLXVER said:
Yeah, I agree 100%. For every brilliant indie game theres 200 shitty ones.


Honestly, that's the beauty of it, I love the experimental natural of indie games. What new idea work and what doesn't.


Games like Super Mario Galaxy has like 20 new ideas for games, but since its a big Mario game it doesnt count obviously...


Of coarse it count, but I'm talking about content from small, new studios.

What exactly is brilliant about 200 shitty indie games...?

For the one that devs put alot of effort in to try to make it interesting but fail in the process. I can't think of an example from the top of my head, but it's the effort that I personally appreciate.


Well people have to pay for that effort. Im not saying new ideas are bad, its just way too easy to become a developer these days...



mornelithe on 29 June 2014
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:

I think what people fail to realize is that AAA studios are dying, and they are dying at a rapid rate. There may be a lot of indie games showing up now, but that's because AAA studios aren't making fewer and fewer games. They're also creating fewer and fewer new IPs. I'm afraid in the next few years, AAAs will be a dime a dozen.


It seems that way because studios that make AAA games are relevant, so its news when they go under...


News? I think not. This has been going on since the last generation. This is no longer news at this point. This is simple inevidentibility.


Ok. Name 10 big studios that have gone under...?

3D Realms - 2009
7 Studios (Activision) - 2011
Backbone Vancouver
BigBig (Sony) - 2012
Bizarre Creations (Activision) - 2010/2011
Black Rock (Disney) - 2011
Blue Fang Games - 2011
Blue Tongue (THQ) - 2011
BottleRocket - 2009
Brash Entertainment - 2008
Budcat (Activision) - 2010
Castaway Entertainment - 2008
Cheyenne Mountain - 2010
Cing - 2010
Clover Studios (Capcom) - 2006
Codemasters Guildford - 2011
Cohort Studios - 2011
Concrete Games - 2008
Deep Silver Vienna - 2010
DICE Canada - 2006
EA Chicago - 2007
EA Bright Light - 2011/2012
EA Japan - 2007
Eidos Manchester - 2009
Eidos Hungary - 2010
Ensemble Studios (Microsoft) - 2008
Factor 5 - 2009
FASA (Microsoft) - 2007
Fizz Factor - 2009
Flagship Studios - 2008
Flight Plan - 2010
Frozen North Productions
FuzzyEyes - 2009
Gamelab - 2009
Game Republic - 2011
GRIN - 2009
Helixe (THQ) - 2008
Hudson Entertainment - 2011
Humannature Studio (Nexon Vancouver) - 2009
Ignition London - 2010
Ignition Florida - 2010
Incognito Entertainment (Sony) - 2009
Indie Built (Take-Two) - 2006
Iron Lore - 2008
Juice Games (THQ) - 2011
Kaos Studios (THQ) - 2011
Killaware - 2011
Killspace Entertainment - 2011
KMM Brisbane - 2011
Krome Studios (might still be operating on skeleton crew) - 2010
Kuju Manila - 2009
Kuju Chemistry - 2009
Kush Games - 2008
Locomotive Games (THQ) - 2010
Luxoflux - 2010
Mass Media (THQ) - 2008
Monte Cristo - 2010
Monumental Games - 2012
Midway Austin - 2009
Midway Newcastle - 2009
MTV Games - 2011
Multiverse - 2012
NetDevil - 2011
Ninja Studio - 2009
Outerlight - 2010
PAM Development (Take-Two) - 2008
Pandemic Australia (EA) - 2009
Pandemic LA (EA) - 2009
Paradigm Entertainment - 2008
Pi Studios - 2011
Pivotal Games (Take-Two) - 2008
Propaganda Games (Disney) - 2011
Pseudo Interactive - 2008
Rainbow Studios (THQ) - 2011
Realtime Worlds - 2010
Rebellion Derby - 2010
Red Octane - 2010
Rockstar Vienna - 2006
Sandblast Games (THQ) - 2008
SEGA San Francisco - 2010
Shaba Games (Activision) - 2009
SOE Denver - 2011
SOE Seattle - 2011
SOE Tuscon - 2011
Stormfront Studios - 2008
Straylight Studios - 2009
Team Bondi - 2011
The Code Monkeys - 2011
Titan Studios - 2009
THQ Studio Australia - 2009
THQ Digital Warrington - 2009
Transmission Games - 2009
Universomo (THQ) - 2009
Venom Games (Take Two) - 2008
Vicarious Visions California - 2007
Visceral Australia (EA) - 2011
Wolfpack Studios - 2006
Yuke's Company Of America - 2010
Zoe Mode London - 2009 



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Cheebee on 29 June 2014

Never mind, mornelithe posted the same list I was about to post. That one's from january 2012, too, so 2.5 years out of date. You can probably double that list by now, at the least.



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mornelithe on 29 June 2014
Cheebee said:

Never mind.

lol, great minds :)



KLXVER on 29 June 2014
mornelithe said:
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:
KLXVER said:
QuintonMcLeod said:

I think what people fail to realize is that AAA studios are dying, and they are dying at a rapid rate. There may be a lot of indie games showing up now, but that's because AAA studios aren't making fewer and fewer games. They're also creating fewer and fewer new IPs. I'm afraid in the next few years, AAAs will be a dime a dozen.


It seems that way because studios that make AAA games are relevant, so its news when they go under...


News? I think not. This has been going on since the last generation. This is no longer news at this point. This is simple inevidentibility.


Ok. Name 10 big studios that have gone under...?

3D Realms - 2009
7 Studios (Activision) - 2011
Backbone Vancouver
BigBig (Sony) - 2012
Bizarre Creations (Activision) - 2010/2011
Black Rock (Disney) - 2011
Blue Fang Games - 2011
Blue Tongue (THQ) - 2011
BottleRocket - 2009
Brash Entertainment - 2008
Budcat (Activision) - 2010
Castaway Entertainment - 2008
Cheyenne Mountain - 2010
Cing - 2010
Clover Studios (Capcom) - 2006
Codemasters Guildford - 2011
Cohort Studios - 2011
Concrete Games - 2008
Deep Silver Vienna - 2010
DICE Canada - 2006
EA Chicago - 2007
EA Bright Light - 2011/2012
EA Japan - 2007
Eidos Manchester - 2009
Eidos Hungary - 2010
Ensemble Studios (Microsoft) - 2008
Factor 5 - 2009
FASA (Microsoft) - 2007
Fizz Factor - 2009
Flagship Studios - 2008
Flight Plan - 2010
Frozen North Productions
FuzzyEyes - 2009
Gamelab - 2009
Game Republic - 2011
GRIN - 2009
Helixe (THQ) - 2008
Hudson Entertainment - 2011
Humannature Studio (Nexon Vancouver) - 2009
Ignition London - 2010
Ignition Florida - 2010
Incognito Entertainment (Sony) - 2009
Indie Built (Take-Two) - 2006
Iron Lore - 2008
Juice Games (THQ) - 2011
Kaos Studios (THQ) - 2011
Killaware - 2011
Killspace Entertainment - 2011
KMM Brisbane - 2011
Krome Studios (might still be operating on skeleton crew) - 2010
Kuju Manila - 2009
Kuju Chemistry - 2009
Kush Games - 2008
Locomotive Games (THQ) - 2010
Luxoflux - 2010
Mass Media (THQ) - 2008
Monte Cristo - 2010
Monumental Games - 2012
Midway Austin - 2009
Midway Newcastle - 2009
MTV Games - 2011
Multiverse - 2012
NetDevil - 2011
Ninja Studio - 2009
Outerlight - 2010
PAM Development (Take-Two) - 2008
Pandemic Australia (EA) - 2009
Pandemic LA (EA) - 2009
Paradigm Entertainment - 2008
Pi Studios - 2011
Pivotal Games (Take-Two) - 2008
Propaganda Games (Disney) - 2011
Pseudo Interactive - 2008
Rainbow Studios (THQ) - 2011
Realtime Worlds - 2010
Rebellion Derby - 2010
Red Octane - 2010
Rockstar Vienna - 2006
Sandblast Games (THQ) - 2008
SEGA San Francisco - 2010
Shaba Games (Activision) - 2009
SOE Denver - 2011
SOE Seattle - 2011
SOE Tuscon - 2011
Stormfront Studios - 2008
Straylight Studios - 2009
Team Bondi - 2011
The Code Monkeys - 2011
Titan Studios - 2009
THQ Studio Australia - 2009
THQ Digital Warrington - 2009
Transmission Games - 2009
Universomo (THQ) - 2009
Venom Games (Take Two) - 2008
Vicarious Visions California - 2007
Visceral Australia (EA) - 2011
Wolfpack Studios - 2006
Yuke's Company Of America - 2010
Zoe Mode London - 2009 

Most of those were just a part of a big company...



mornelithe on 29 June 2014
KLXVER said:

Most of those were just a part of a big company...

You only asked for 10, I'm sure if you look through them you'll find 10 that satisfy your requirements.  This is simply an easy list to use.  And being part of a larger parent company doesn't mean the dev team wasn't large.  It just means they were an owned studio that either went bankrupt or got shut down.



Wagram on 29 June 2014

I'm glad they exist, but they would never sell me on the machine. They're extras in the downtime.