Sony Closes Little Deviants Dev

The developer behind the adorable PlayStation Vita title Little Deviants has been closed by Sony.

The company confirmed a report this morning from Develop that said Sony restructured two of its UK studios. Cambridge Studios will now work closely with Killzone developer Guerilla Studios to bring the franchise to Vita. Also, developer BigBig, which recently finished up work on Little Deviants, was shut down.

Below is Sony's full statement on the matter:

Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such a competitive business can create and produce high quality, innovative and commercially viable projects. As part of this process, we have reviewed and assessed all current projects and plans for the short and medium term and have decided to make some changes to European Studios.

It has been decided that Cambridge Studios will become closely linked with Guerilla Studios and as such will focus on bringing the Killzone franchise to PlayStation Vita.  As a result of this, there will be a realignment of resource within the studio to ensure that the studio is in the best position to achieve this.

It has also been proposed that BigBig Studio should be closed. BigBig have been an important part of SCE Worldwide Studios since joining in 2007. However, it was felt that by focusing on other Studios that are currently working on exciting new projects, we would be in a stronger position to offer the best possible content for our consumers

BigBig was first acquired by Sony in 2007 and worked on PSP titles Pursuit Force (2006), Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice (2008) and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (2009).

[Souce: Develop]