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Foundation 9 Closes ImaginEngine
After laying off employees from Backbone Entertainment last week, parent company Foundation 9 announced it closed one of its other studios, ImaginEngine, makers of casual and children's titles.
CEO James North-Hearn issued the following statement to Game Informer on the studio's closure:
The market conditions for console and handheld games are challenging at best right now, but the kids & family genre, where ImaginEngine has a long history, has been particularly hard-hit. Due to this, we have unfortunately decided to close the ImaginEngine studio in Framingham, MA over the next month. We have offered positions to a number of the talented ImaginEngine team members to transfer to Pipeworks, our studio in Eugene, Oregon, with a dedicated focus on the growing live games space.
We are actively providing assistance, including help in finding new opportunities, to those not making the move. I would like to publicly thank these individuals for their service to ImaginEngine and wish them the best, as well as to thank the individuals undertaking the relocation as we emerge from this restructuring period best positioned to deliver quality products across all platforms.
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