Stavo dando uno sguardo alla lista di sviluppatori chiusi in questa gen (ovvero dal 2006). Ne sono stati chiusi davvero troppi: alcuni perchè, nonostante abbiano prodotti titoli validi, non sono stati premiati dal mercato, altri perchè hanno fallito UN solo gioco.
Ma eccovi la lista:
3D Realms (franchise Duke Nukem) - 2009
7 Studios (Activision) (Fantastici 4, Shrek Terzo e qualche altro titolo minore) - 2011
Backbone Vancouver (titoli indie e conversioni di vecchi giochi tipo Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection)
BigBig (Sony) (i 2 Pursuit Force, MotorStorm Arctic Edge) - 2012
Bizarre Creations (Activision) (i Project Gotham Racing, Geometry Wars, Blur, 007: Blood Stone) - 2010/2011
Black Rock (Disney) (Pure, Split/Second: Velocity) - 2011
Blue Fang Games (nota per la serie Zoo Tycoon) - 2011
Blue Tongue (THQ) (Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis, The Polar Express, de Blob 1 e 2, e il cancellato The Avengers) - 2011
BottleRocket (The Mark of Kri, Rise of the Kasai, ed era al lavoro sull'ultimo Splatterhouse, successivamente passato in altre mani) - 2009
Brash Entertainment (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Jumper: Griffin's Story, Space Chimps, The Tale of Despereaux) - 2008
Budcat (Activision) (Guitar Hero III, Aerosmith, World Tour, 5, Band Hero, Psychonauts) - 2010
Castaway Entertainment (studio dove c'erano i creatori di Diablo I e II) - 2008
Cheyenne Mountain (Stargate Resistance) - 2010
Cing (Little King's Story, Another Code: R, Another Code: Two Memories, Hotel Dusk, Monster Farm DS, Again, Last Window) - 2010
Clover Studios (Capcom) (la saga di Viewtiful Joe, Okami, God Hand) - 2006
Codemasters Guildford (Black, Bodycount) - 2011
Cohort Studios (i Buzz: Junior, The Shoot) - 2011
Concrete Games (Pocket Ants, Texas Hold'em su iPhone/Android) - 2008
Deep Silver Vienna (Cursed Mountain, stava lavorando anche su Ride to Hell (ancora non uscito)) - 2010
DICE Canada (era responsabile di Battlefield: Vietnam e Battlefield 2: Special Forces)- 2006
EA Chicago (la serie Def Jam, Fight Night) - 2007
EA Bright Light (Harry Potter) - 2011/2012
EA Japan (Theme Park DS) - 2007
Eidos Manchester (Worms e MotoGP su cellulari) - 2009
Eidos Hungary (Battlestation Pacific e Midway) - 2010
Ensemble Studios (Microsoft) (gli Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, Halo: Wars) - 2008
Factor 5 (Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Lair, il cancellato Superman su PS360) - 2009
FASA (Microsoft) (Crimson Skies, i MechWarrior, Shadowrun) - 2007
Fizz Factor (Spider-Man 2 PC, The Hobbit PC, The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night DS, The Tale of Despereaux DS, Spongebob vs. The Big One DS) - 2009
Flagship Studios (Hellgate: London, Mythos) - 2008
Flight Plan (la serie di Summon Night, Eternal Poison) - 2010
Frozen North Productions (Flip's Twisted World)
FuzzyEyes (era al lavoro di Edge of Twilight) - 2009
Gamelab (Diner Dash) - 2009
Game Republic (Genji: Days of the Blade, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, Knight Contract) - 2011
GRIN (Ballistics, Bandits, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 1 e 2 PC, Terminator: Salvation, Bionic Commando, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Wanted: Weapons of Fate) - 2009
Helixe (THQ) (Cars, Ratatouille, Tak 1 e 2, Gli Incredibili, Wall-E) - 2008
Hudson Entertainment (Lost in Shadow, Deca Sports, Bomberman Live) - 2011
Humannature Studio (Nexon Vancouver) (publisher di MMO) - 2009
Ignition London (stava sviluppando Wardevil e Project Kane) - 2010
Ignition Florida (in progress Reich) - 2010
Incognito Entertainment (Sony) (Twisted Metal: Black, Twisted Metal: Small Brawl, TW: Head On, Warhawk) - 2009
Indie Built (Take-Two) (Tex Murphy series, gli Amped, i primi 2 Top Spin, i Links) - 2006
Iron Lore (Titan Quest, Warhammer 40.000 Dawn of War: Soulstorm) - 2008
Juice Games (THQ) (Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights) - 2011
Kaos Studios (THQ) (Frontlines: Fuel of War, Homefront) - 2011
Killaware (Lux-Pain/ Another Time Another Leaf) - 2011
Killspace Entertainment (Yar's Revenge) - 2011
KMM Brisbane (al lavoro su Happy Feet 2) - 2011
Krome Studios (might still be operating on skeleton crew) (Game Room, Star Wars: Il Potere della Forza su Wii/PS2/PSP) - 2010
Kuju Manila (Chime, Battalion Wars 2) - 2009
Kuju Chemistry (giochi basati sull'Unreal Engine) - 2009
Kush Games (MLB Baseball 2k, NHL 2k) - 2008
Locomotive Games (THQ) (Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed, Cars PSP, Ratatouille PSP) - 2010
Luxoflux (i 2 Vigilante 8, Pitfall 3D, True Crime: Streets of LA, True Crime: New York City, Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda, Transformes: La Vendetta del Caduto) - 2010
Mass Media (THQ) (più di 40 titoli, al lavoro di recente sulla Jak and Daxter Collection) - 2008
Monte Cristo (Airline Tycoon, 7 Sins, Cities XL, Silverfall, Th3 Plan) - 2010
Monumental Games (MotoGP series, Football Superstars, Hunter's World) - 2012
Midway Austin (Tribes: Aerial Assault, The Hobbit, Area 51, Blacksite: Area 51) - 2009
Midway Newcastle (Test Drive 4/5/6, TD Overdrive, Demolition Race, L.A. Rush, Wheelman) - 2009
MTV Games (Rock Band serie) - 2011
Multiverse (creatore di mondi 3D) - 2012
NetDevil (Jumpgate, Auto Assault, Warmonger, LEGO Universe) - 2011
Ninja Studio (famosa per Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja) - 2009
Outerlight (The Ship, Bloody Good Time) - 2010
PAM Development (Take-Two) (Ronaldo V Football, Pro Beach Soccer, Top Spin 1-2-3) - 2008
Pandemic Australia (EA) (Battlezone II, Dark Reign 2, Army Men RTS, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Full Spectrum Warrior + Ten Hammers, Star Wars Battlefront I e II, Destroy All Humans! 1 e 2, Mercenaries 1 e 2, Il Signore degli Anelli: La Conquista, The Saboteur) - 2009
Pandemic LA (EA) (idem di sopra) - 2009
Paradigm Entertainment (Stuntman Ignition, Terminator 3: The Redemption, Mission Impossible: Operation Surma ecc.) - 2008
Pi Studios (giochi sviluppati assieme ad altre compagnie: Halo 2 PC, Wolfenstein 2009, Rock Band Packs, Call of Duty: La Grande Offensiva, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Call of Duty 3) - 2011
Pivotal Games (Take-Two) (tutta la serie Conflict (Desert Storm, Vietnam, Global Ops, Denied Ops) e La Grande Fuga (tie-in) - 2008
Propaganda Games (Disney) (Turok, Tron: Evolution, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned (cancellato)) - 2011
Pseudo Interactive (Cel Damage, Full Auto 1 e 2) - 2008
Rainbow Studios (THQ) (Motocross Madness 1 e 2, gli MX vs. ATV) - 2011
Realtime Worlds (Crackdown, APB: All Points Bulletin) - 2010
Rebellion Derby (di supporto per l'ultimo Aliens vs. Predator e Rogue Warrior) - 2010
Red Octane (lavorato con Harmonix per Guitar Hero) - 2010
Rockstar Vienna (Max Payne 1 e 2 XBox, Grand Theft Auto III e Vice City Xbox, Manhunt 2 assieme ad altri team Rockstar) - 2006
Sandblast Games (THQ) (Red Faction II Game Cube, Evil Dead Regeneration) - 2008
SEGA San Francisco (Iron Man 1 e 2, Golden Axe: Beast Rider) - 2010
Shaba Games (Activision) (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix PSP, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows) - 2009
SOE Denver (Free Realms Trading Card Game, Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures: Card Commander, cancellato The Agency) - 2011
SOE Seattle (The Agency cancellato) - 2011
SOE Tuscon (The Agency: Covert Ops (Facebook), cancellato The Agency) - 2011
Stormfront Studios (Madden series, Nascar series, Il Signore degli Anelli: Le Due Torri, Spiderwick: Le Cronache) - 2008
Straylight Studios (The Kitchen, StarTag) - 2009
Team Bondi (L.A. Noire) - 2011
The Code Monkeys (Pippo: Giochi Pazzi, The Simpsons Skateboarding, Surgigal Strike, The Game of Harmony, Tomcat Alley) - 2011
Titan Studios (Fat Princess) - 2009
THQ Studio Australia (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies, gli Avatar, The Last Airbender, Megamind, The Avengers (cancellato)) - 2009
THQ Digital Warrington (Red Faction: Battlegrounds, i 2 Juiced) - 2009
Transmission Games (Heroes Over the Pacific, Heroes Over Europe, Ashes Cricket 2009) - 2009
Ubisoft Brazil (Imagine series) - 2010
Ubisoft Vancouver (MotionSports Adrenaline, Pure Football) - 2012
Underground Development/Z-Axis (Activision) (X-Men: The Official Game, Dave Mirra series, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars PS3) - 2010
Universomo (THQ) (Beat City, altri titoli per cellulari su licenza) - 2009
Venom Games (Take Two) (Rocky Legends, Prey XBox360) - 2008
Vicarious Visions California (porting di giochi su console portatili) - 2007
Visceral Australia (EA) (di supporto al team principale: i Dead Space, Il Padrino 1 e 2, Dante's Inferno ecc.) - 2011
Wolfpack Studios (Shadowbane) - 2006
Yuke's Company Of America (di supporto al team principale giapponese, creatore della serie WWE) - 2010
Zoe Mode London (di supporto al team principale: la serie SingStar, la serie EyeToy) - 2009
Zoonami (Zendoku, Go!Puzzle, Bonsai Barber) - 2011
Cosa ne pensate? C'è stato un particolare gioco che secondo voi meritava e non è stato "premiato"?
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