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Cobra Mobile shuts down after 20 years
Cobra Mobile shuts down after 20 years
Dundee-based developer Cobra Mobile has been shut down.
June 12, 2025
Hothead Games shuts down
Hothead Games shuts down
Vancouver-based studio Hothead Games has closed its doors.
May 30, 2025
Godfall developer Counterplay has reportedly shut down
Godfall developer Counterplay has reportedly shut down
Godfall developer Counterplay has reportedly shut down.
May 30, 2025
nDreams establishes new internal studio, shutters two others
nDreams establishes new internal studio, shutters two others
nDreams has launched a new studio called Compass, as it shuts down two others.
May 30, 2025
Glow Up Games is shutting down
Glow Up Games is shutting down
Glow Up Games is shutting down, co-founder Mitu Khandaker has announced.
Dec. 12, 2024
Ubisoft to sunset XDefiant in 2025, nearly 300 people affected by layoffs
Ubisoft to sunset XDefiant in 2025, nearly 300 people affected by layoffs
Ubisoft has announced it will be sunsetting XDefiant in 2025, resulting in the closure of two production studios with l…
Dec. 4, 2024
Deceive Inc studio Sweet Bandits shuts down
Deceive Inc studio Sweet Bandits shuts down
Deceive Inc developer Sweet Bandits Studios has announced that it is shutting down.
Dec. 4, 2024
Humanoid Origin is closing down
Humanoid Origin is closing down
Humanoid Origin has announced its closure and has subsequently ended the development of its untitled sci-fi game.
Nov. 26, 2024
PopReach closes its Vancouver studio follow sale of mobile games business
PopReach closes its Vancouver studio follow sale of mobile games business
PopReach Games has shut down its Vancouver studio and seems to have fully exited the video games industry.
Oct. 22, 2024
Dutch Game Garden shutting down next year
Dutch Game Garden shutting down next year
Dutch Game Garden will close its doors as of January 2025.
Sept. 6, 2024
Shipyard Games shuts down
Shipyard Games shuts down
Finnish mobile developer Shipyard Games has announced its closure.
Aug. 7, 2024
Second Wave studio Challengers Games shuts down
Second Wave studio Challengers Games shuts down
Challengers Games is shutting down, with its latest title Second Wave no longer available as of yesterday.
June 25, 2024