GRIN Officially Dead
It is a sad, sad day in the gaming industry. A studio holding a lot of promise has officially decided to close it's doors. Yesterday, Gamasutra reported that GRIN was suffering financial difficulties and would be experiencing more layoffs. I never personally imagined they would be shutting down entirely.
It is with a heavy heart we announce today that GRIN has been forced to close its doors. This as too many publishers have been delaying their payments, causing an unbearable cashflow situation.After twelve years of hard work, employing hundreds of wonderfully talented men and women, it is over. It has been a great adventure and the GRIN family has experienced what few have.
Looking back at twelve years of games, titles such as Ballistics, Bandits, GRAW 1 & 2, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Terminator: Salvation, Bionic Commando and our unreleased masterpiece that we weren't allowed to finish; it has been a great ride.
The worst part is, they released on of the best videogames i've played in recent history: Bionic Commando: Rearmed. I still occasionally put the soundtrack on my iPhone and rock out on the train. It just seems sad that they didn't have a larger catalog of block buster titles to get them through this rough patch. I know that their developers are far too talented to remain unemployed for very long. We can only hope for the best and I expect to see more from the team in their future endeavors.
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Asterick
Posted to Video Games on 12 August 2009
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"Looking back at twelve years of games, titles such as Bionic Commando Rearmed and our unreleased masterpiece that we weren't allowed to finish; it has been a great ride."
fixed that for you.