Former GRIN devs form Whiteout
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From the knocked-out teeth of developer GRIN comes a new studio: Whiteout. GI.biz reports the team is currently working on a CryEngine 3 project, for which it has already created a playable prototype, and will generally focus on downloadable titles. This is likely a wise direction to take, considering Bionic Commando: Rearmed was GRIN's one real success amidst the retail disaster trifecta of Bionic Commando, Wanted: Weapons of Fate and Terminator: Salvation.
Whiteout is at least the third studio to respawn (which is a totally different studio) out of the death of GRIN. Outbreak Studios formed before the corpse was even cold, while Might&Delight -- made up of the Rearmed team -- is also grappling new projects.
Whiteout is at least the third studio to respawn (which is a totally different studio) out of the death of GRIN. Outbreak Studios formed before the corpse was even cold, while Might&Delight -- made up of the Rearmed team -- is also grappling new projects.
Reader Comments (11)
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 1:48PM Shadowbender said
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Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 1:49PM Shadowbender said
@Shadowbender Just as I thought: Total Fail. Emotions don't work in comment boxes.
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Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 2:05PM The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross said
"Correction Fluid" would have been a better choice for a studio name.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 8:48PM Chareth Cutestory said
@The Joy of Painting w Bob Ross
I saw the "W" in "Whiteout" and thought, "Wifearm."
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I saw the "W" in "Whiteout" and thought, "Wifearm."
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 2:12PM sear said
I feel like GRIN had a lot of potential that ended up being wasted on licensed games. Bionic Commando is one of those titles that's just hard to translate into 3D, and I imagine that Capcom is responsible for a lot of the issues with that one, as well... poor marketing, bad release window, and clumsy attempts to appeal to Western audiences all took their toll with that one. I'm glad that GRIN will live on in some form, and hopefully will be able to deliver more interesting games that capitalise on the talents of the studio.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 3:12PM RadiantViper said
Well, good luck to them in their future work. Bionic Commando and Wanted weren't that bad, simple fun if you found them cheap. Perhaps ignoring the licensed games and focusing on original concepts will do them some good, though.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 3:26PM emirabal said
I played both Terminator and Wanted and have to say i loved wanted and found Terminator at the most playable and enjoyable (especially if you found them cheap as RadiantViper stated). Either way, good luck to all thjose peeps.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 3:35PM def PD said
Not even Whiteout can get the gold out of those teeth in that Grin.
In all seriousness though, glad to hear these heads are coming out and still doing something.
In all seriousness though, glad to hear these heads are coming out and still doing something.
Posted: Aug 2nd 2010 4:25PM kentuckyfried said
It continually amazes me that people in the game industry simply form a new company after the old one folds...
Is the funding that fluid or is there something else to these sorts of company changes?
Is the funding that fluid or is there something else to these sorts of company changes?
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