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Rogue Warrior Dev Under "Restructuring"

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by Bryan Vore on January 12, 2010 at 12:27 PM
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U.K. developer Rebellion may be closing one of its three studio locations. The Derby office, most recently known for Rogue Warrior and Shellshock 2, is under examination by the corporation as to its future.

Rebellion's Derby branch was acquired from Eidos in 2006 when it was known as Core Design. Lara Croft fans may recognize Core as the original developer of Tomb Raider and several of its early sequels.

Rebellion released the following statement in regards to its plans:

"Leading independent videogames developer Rebellion today announced that corporate restructuring will take advantage of the expanded facilities at their Oxford Head Quarters and the Runcorn studio. The Derby facility, acquired from Eidos, is coming to the end of its lease, and staff are being consulted on its future.

"Jason Kingsley, CEO and Creative Director of Rebellion said, 'We are very excited about the expansion of our Oxford offices, the home of Aliens vs. Predator. Recruitment is ongoing both in Oxford and in Runcorn. However, growth is sometimes painful, never more so than in the current climate and we have had to take a long hard look at how we operate our studio network. Strategically we have decided to review the need for the Derby facilities, and consultation with staff at Derby is ongoing.

"A further announcement on the restructuring of the Rebellion studio network will be made in the coming weeks."

Kingsley continues in a followup:

“No one has been made redundant by Rebellion in more than a decade, and the Derby studio is very much still open while we conduct the review. We are currently undergoing a process of consultancy with our staff to get their ideas, and establish the best possible future for the Derby studio.”

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  • by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    1ST

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    "restructuring"...what ever gets you through the day.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    wow, someone was pissed at how crapy rogue warrior was.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    If this occurs quickly enough maybe the entire community can pretend Rogue Warrior never existed.

    Unfortunate news on what is likely to come nonetheless.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    Interesting typo on the title of this article; or was it intentional? A make-up based game wouldn't be the strangest idea I've seen.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 01:57 PM

    hope the fired ones find job rapidly.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 02:05 PM

    lets hope they dont make a rouge warrior sequel

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 02:18 PM

    Good luck polishing that steamy pile

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 02:56 PM

    "Demo" Dick looks like he'd be at home behind the counter at a liquor store.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 03:03 PM

    well rogue warrior wasnt that great and shellshock didnt make many headlines

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 03:03 PM

    Good. Rogue Warrior and Shellshock 2 both sucked. They need to close down.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 03:36 PM

    I never really like any games that Rebellion made.  I tried as hard as I could to enjoy the Battlefront games on PSP but they just weren't able make the control scheme fit the handheld's button layout.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 04:55 PM

    If you make something as crappy as Rogue Warrior you should be cut loose by all means. With the state of games and resources now, there's no excuse for a game to be THAT BAD.

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 05:23 PM

    Their recent games haven't been that great.(okay they've been really bad)But I hope these people are able to find jobs elsewhere.  

  • by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 05:54 PM

    hehe Rouge Warrior!

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 06:50 PM

    i still have to try rogue warrior. i want to see how it could possibly get a 1.5

  • by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 07:12 PM

    possible shutdown any1

    after all rogue warrior was an unforgivable piece of terd

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 07:13 PM

    i still have to try rogue warrior. i want to see how it could possibly get a 1.5

  • by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 07:47 PM

    the game sucked, close the studio down and fire this imbecilic so called marin who wished he could infiltrated north korea and do all the things he did in his atrocious video game...

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    by Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 09:01 PM

    The game was horribly bad but if Rebellion has to make cuts, I'd say that's going first.

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