After the commercial failure of Concord, PlayStation closed down the game's developer Firewalk Studios. After the game's servers were shut down last month, the publisher decided not to move forward with the studio, nor the project.
A Sad Day for Firewalk Studios
"After much thought, we have determined the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio," said CEO of Studio Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment Hermen Hulst in a message to employees on Tuesday that has been shared publicly. "I want to thank all of Firewalk for their craftsmanship, creative spirit and dedication."
Unfortunately, Firewalk Studios isn't the only development closure this week. Sony Interactive Entertainment is also shutting down the German and Finnish development team Neon Koi. The mobile action game it was developing "will not be moving forward," according to Hulst. "While mobile remains a priority growth area for the Studio Business, we are in the very early stage of our mobile efforts, the CEO of Studio Business Group said. "To achieve success in this area we need to concentrate on titles that are in-line with PlayStation Studios’ pedigree and have the potential to reach more players globally." He then thanked...
