Viacom’s looking like it really wants to cut all ties to the video game industry. A report out of MCV claims that MTV Games, another subsidiary studio of the media giant, was closed down after the sale of Harmonix. With little left holding Viacom in game development, it seems like if the corporation wants to […]
Yesterday, we reported on the supposed shutting down of Good Old Games (GOG).com. The digital distribution retailer’s own website declared the site to not be maintainable at its current stating. In an online press conference earlier today, the team behind the site revealed the true reason for the site’s domain closure, to make way for […]
Fans of DRM-free PC classics bowed their collective heads today. The administrators of Good Old Games (GOG).com confirmed that the shut-down of their site was not, as it was previously believed, a publicity stunt. “Business and technical reasons” were the cited causes of the shut-down of the digital download retailer, with a more detailed explanation […]
Already a zombie-esque studio before its acquisition by Playdom, Acclaim Games has been shut down for a second, more permanent, time. Its official website (and all product-related websites) listed detailed reimbursement information on its various products, in addition to a ceased production announcement.