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GRIN Officially Closes, Former Devs Found New Studio
by Nick Breckon, Aug 12, 2009 12:18pm PDTFollowing reports indicating Bionic Commando Rearmed and Bionic Commando developer GRIN was in danger of collapsing, the studio today officially announced that it has shut its doors.
"It is with a heavy heart we announce today that GRIN has been forced to close its doors," wrote GRIN founders Bo and Ulf Andersson in a goodbye letter. "This as too many publishers have been delaying their payments, causing an unbearable cashflow situation."
Once an exciting up-and-comer, GRIN grew rapidly in recent years, eventually expanding to three branches. The company released three games this year--Bionic Commando, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, and Terminator Salvation--which saw disappointing sales returns.
In the wake of the closure, a team of former GRIN developers have founded Outbreak Studios. The 25-strong studio will make its home in Gothenburg, Sweden, the location of the new-defunct Gothenburg branch of GRIN.
"Our mission is to develop titles for Xbox 360 (XBLA), PS3 (PlayStation Store), Games for Windows Live, PSP Go and iPhone," says Outbreak on its site. "We also deliver online components for AAA titles, both existing or upcoming."
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Not that it would have saved the company and I'm sure there are other reasons it wasn't on Steam, but seeing this makes me wish I had bought it or something.
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Maybe I was doing it wrong, I gamefly'd it and played it for about an hour and sent it back a few days later without touching it. I was kind of hoping for something more like Spiderman where swinging doesn't require as much effort, letting you focus more on acrobatic stuff.
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I'm bummed they are gone but the only game of theirs I liked was Bionic Commando Rearmed.
Best of luck to Outbreak
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