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United Front Games has seemingly shut its doors and its early access title has been removed from Steam. There has been no official confirmation of the studio’s closure, however multiple developers have tweeted that they have lost their jobs, and United Front’s current Steam Early Access title Smash+Grab is no …
Read More »Rumour: Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games has closed its doors
Early access release Smash + Grab is no longer purchasable on Steam
Read More »Triad Wars to be killed without exiting closed beta
The PC-only spiritual successor to Sleeping Dogs is being culled without ever being fully released. Free-to-play shooter Triad Wars, which was announced in late 2014, launched in closed beta in early 2015. Developer United Front, however, has announced that it is to close completely on January 20th. Since the start …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs sequel Triad Wars heading exclusively to PC
Sleeping Dogs spinoff Triad Wars will launch exclusively on Windows PC when it arrives in 2015. The upcoming title will skip the console platforms of its predecessor, meaning interested PS3 and Xbox 360 owners are out of luck. The sequel takes place in the original title’s universe set in Hong …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition heading to PS4, Xbox One this October
A re-release of United Front’s open world action title Sleeping Dogs will launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this fall, publisher Square Enix has announced. Dubbed Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, the $59.99 offering will include the original game along with all of its DLC—an $85 value. Amazon’s PS4 and …
Read More »United Front announces new Sleeping Dogs game Triad Wars
Sleeping Dogs co-developer United Front Games has announced Triad Wars, a new title based in the same universe as the hit open-world action adventure game. The studio officially confirmed the news yesterday, following last week’s appearance of the title’s trademark filed by publisher Square Enix. "We’re super-excited that it’s another …
Read More »Square Enix posts £88m in ‘extraordinary’ losses
Publisher plots review of development policy as major titles underperform
Read More »Layoffs expected at Square Enix Europe
Cuts to follow missed targets for Tomb Raider publisher
Read More »Square Enix Europe hit with job losses
Square Enix is making redundancies to its UK and European operation, MCV can reveal. It follows news that sales of Tomb Raider, Hitman and Sleeping Dogs missed their targets. Although all three games sold significant quantities around the world, they were well below Square’s very high expectations. We are reviewing …
Read More »Square Enix reveals extent of missed sales forecasts
Tomb Raider expected to shift up to six million units
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