Shadowrun & Done
According to a post on the official Shadowrun forums, the developer FASA Studio has closed it’s doors.
“As a testament to the team’s commitment to Shadowrun, we released three title updates to improve the product even after the team learned we were losing our studio. We have kept our Community Manager and Technical Support Manager on the job to aid and support you and will continue to do so while people continue to play our game. I am pleased that about half of us have found great positions elsewhere in MGS and Microsoft where they can share their experience and passion with the great people there.”
Shadowrun was far from a success, only selling about 230,000 copies worldwide to date. It’s unfortunate because I can’t help but feel that the game was lost in Microsoft’s cross-platform, Windows Live hype. I’m not sure that it indirectly made the game any worse but I think the extra attention might have actually done a disservice, overhyping the reality which was a markedly average game.
FASA Studio didn’t just create Shadowrun in their tenure, they’ve also been responsible for numerous Mechwarrior titles over the years. Unfortunately, Shadowrun just happened to be the nail in the coffin. It’s good to hear that some of the members of the studio were retained, hopefully they can latch onto some more impressive products moving forward.
Via Shadowrun Forums tipped by Kotaku
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