Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | 23:24 GMT

EA to close Black Box

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After earlier reports outlining EA’s plans to fire 400 and close nine studios, it seems the first outfit to be axed is Need for Speed developer Black Box.

According to IGN, many of the studio’s staff are being relocated to EA’s Burnaby facility in British Columbia.

Apparently the closure will not be immediate, meaning SKATE 2′s development should remain unhindered. Full thing through the link.

By Mike Bowden

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7 comments

#1

sam_spade
19/12/08, 8:49 pm

Goodbye, Black Box – you made a good game.

#2

Hunam
19/12/08, 9:05 pm

Day’s since last developers closure announcement: 0

#3

clynchehaun
19/12/08, 10:18 pm

Burnaby is in British Columbia, right outside of Vancouver.

#4

morriss
19/12/08, 11:23 pm

Cheers. I’ll straighten that out.

#5

SilentLoner
20/12/08, 12:37 am

Oh aren’t the team gonna be motivated over the SKATE sequel now.

dear me.

#6

Gamoc
20/12/08, 1:36 am

My heart almost stopped when I thought Skate 2 would be cancelled.

#7

OrphanageExplosion
20/12/08, 8:54 am

SKATE 2 will be pretty much complete by now.

I don’t see EA canning the Need for Speed franchise. I would envisage a year’s break followed by a reboot… a Criterion reboot perhaps?

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