Tranquility Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Elixir Studios, developers of games such as Evil Genius and Republic: The Revolution, is closing its doors. Another developer bites the dust. Hope that talented team finds work elsewhere. http://www.elixir-studios.co.uk/nonflash/press/elixir_press.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 They're handling it a lot better than a lot of other developers - instead of fighting to the bitter end & going through all their available cash, they're using their remaining funds for redundancy payments. They've been in trouble for a while unfortunately, laid off staff last year after Evil Genius was complete I believe. It's sad to see another indy British developer close, but yet again, this is a developer that hyped themselves up no end, got lots of investment from outside the usual sources, and did a game that flopped. Infinite monkey engine, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 It did seem like they spent all their time on their infinite-polys-but-no-lighting engine, and none on any mainstream gameplay, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 They burned through huge chunks of cash on Republic - very, very long development cycle with all new tech, big team etc, and few sales at the end. Evil Genius was the right idea for their next project, but again, few sales at the end. Still, it's a shame to see them go. The British press will need to find another rent-a-quote to go with Molenyeaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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