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EA has teamed up with top names from the world of sport to drive this year’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour. Man City and England midfielder James Milner dressed in 1930s golf gear to promote the game’s Legends mode on Soccer AM and ESPN. Meanwhile Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson will assist …
Read More »Bizarre founder admits Activision unease
The founder of abandoned studio Bizarre Creations has broken silence on the swift collapse of the longstanding Liverpool stronghold. Martyn Chudley, who established Bizarre in 1995, that the studio’s culture had been tainted after publishing empire Activision acquired the group in 2007. We were always proudly independent," he told Edge …
Read More »Bizarre founder: Activision eroded studio spirit
Martyn and Sarah Chudley didnâ??t have finances to buy back the 200-person studio
Read More »Former Bizarre devs form Hogrocket
Former Bizarre Creations staff have this morning announced their founding of a new indie game developer called Hogrocket. Based in the north-west, Hogrocket is set to work on developing games for multiple platforms, and currently has one unnamed project underway. The studio has been established by Ben Ward, Pete Collier …
Read More »Ex-Bizarre Creations staff form Hogrocket
One game underway at indie founded by trio of veterans from now defunct racing game specialist
Read More »Lucid Games rises from Bizarre ashes
Former staff members of recently defunct developer Bizarre Creations have established a new Liverpool-based studio named Lucid Games. Formed by ‘senior management and experienced industry professionals’, Lucid is already undertaking a recruitment drive the seeks to create some 50 jobs. The existing team members are also presently in talks with …
Read More »Bizarre staff form Lucid Games
New Liverpool studio hopes to create 50 jobs
Read More »Cubic Motion hires ex-Bizarre man
UI producer lands on his feet after Liverpool studio closure
Read More »VIDEO: Farewell Bizarre Creations
Liverpool studio Bizarre Creations will close today. To mark the occasion, one individual at the company has assembled a farewell video, featuring some of the group’s most notable games. The video can be found below. Develop has written an obituary on the studio, here. Story originally published on Develop
Read More »VIDEO: Bizarre Creations’ final farewell
Last day for the Project Gotham and Blur creators
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