Activision closes Underground Development studio
It appears that one member of the Activision family has been disowned. GamesIndustry.biz reports that Activision will be closing Underground Development, its development studio in Foster City, California. The studio currently holds 45 employees, whom Activision is currently trying to relocate to other studios.
Underground -- formerly known as Z-Axis -- was acquired by Activision back in 2002, and was renamed to Underground just last month. The studio worked on the Dave Mirra BMX series, the Aggressive Inline series, and was notably the developer of the shudder-inducing BMX XXX. Most recently, the studio completed work on X-Men 3: The Last Stand, and the port of Enemy Territories: Quake Wars for the Playstation 3, due out in May.
Underground -- formerly known as Z-Axis -- was acquired by Activision back in 2002, and was renamed to Underground just last month. The studio worked on the Dave Mirra BMX series, the Aggressive Inline series, and was notably the developer of the shudder-inducing BMX XXX. Most recently, the studio completed work on X-Men 3: The Last Stand, and the port of Enemy Territories: Quake Wars for the Playstation 3, due out in May.





















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Yeah.
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ha ha... back door!
and pojomojo, i think you need to brush up on the kamasutra.
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LMAO.
I hope someone else ports this game.
Dave Mirra games suck anyway.
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I hope I'm not the only one who caught the awesomeness of this phrase. You sir deserve a [+].
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I don't understand why publishers are continually closing and opening studios.. it must be horribly inefficient and have a huge administration overhead.
Odds are that half these employees will start new studios, which activision will then buy, which it will then close after 1 game, and the employees will then... ... ...
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