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Pristine20 on 14 May 2009

Well, didn't they develop Lair? If so, kinda expected after Free Radical



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Qumulox on 14 May 2009

Guys, this is only the USA studio, the one in Germany is still working.

Factor 5 is not dead, we'll probably see their Wii projects in E3.



Hisiru on 14 May 2009

"Although we are saddened by Factor 5 Inc.’s situation, our corporation will remain unaffected by these developments and has partnered with both old and new friends in the industry who will reveal our upcoming projects over the next months. - Factor 5 statement"

source:http://gonintendo.com/?p=82506

old friends= Nintendo = Pillotwings + Kid Icarus

This situation = Only to give a surprise in the E3

all this BS = Hype



woopah on 14 May 2009

the team closing down was the one making the superman game.

the team making pilotwings is still safe as it has nintendo's backing. not sure where their third person shooter is ebing made. i think that project is still alive but im not sure who the publisher is



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PullusPardus on 14 May 2009
Hisiru said:

"Although we are saddened by Factor 5 Inc.’s situation, our corporation will remain unaffected by these developments and has partnered with both old and new friends in the industry who will reveal our upcoming projects over the next months. - Factor 5 statement"

source:http://gonintendo.com/?p=82506

old friends= Nintendo = Pillotwings + Kid Icarus

This situation = Only to give a surprise in the E3

all this BS = Hype

 

 

Factor 5 is independent , Old friends  = THQ , not Nintendo.



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outlawauron on 14 May 2009
Valkyria00 said:
Lair did this.....right?

Well, yes. But their publisher (supplying funds) went under.



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woopah on 14 May 2009

@pullus


old friends do include nintendo, hence why pilotwings is coming out :P



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LordTheNightKnight on 14 May 2009

Why is the title not making it clear it's not the entire company?



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woopah on 14 May 2009

now we know why we didnt hear anything about this for so long. it was a salvage mission


bankrupcy of brash screwed the USA studio over. but they had a shell company in Factor 5 GmbH in germany which had one employee, Achim Moller. this shell comapny is what allowed them to survive. all of the assets and trademarks of factor 5 inc have been moved to Factor 5 GmbH. i also understand that thier employees have also moved over thier to continue working on pilotwings



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bardicverse on 14 May 2009

Ouch that sucks. I met the Lead Programmer from the US branch at GDC just before Lair launched. The industry shrinks a little more, the market gets a a little harder to score a dev gig.