After Activision recommended closure of the studio last month, the Bizarre Creation’s management has agreed to close the studio after 17 years in the business. Bizarre Creations is best known for their Project Gotham Racing series and the addictive Geometry Wars titles. The studio was acquired in 2007 by Activision and will die by the same hands this week.

Many have been attributing the fall of the company to the release of Blur, a title not well received at it’s release. The game also come out extremely close to a rival racing game, Split/Second which many believe to have taken sales from the title if it were to be released earlier in the year.

The studio’s last game, James Bond 007: Bloodstone was also poorly received, albeit undeserved since I thought it was a solid game. It too came out right on the heels of another similar title, the Goldeneye 007 Wii remake and subsequently was met with poor sales as well. We wish all Bizarre Creations developers and staff the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Obituary Bizarre Creations [Develop]

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