The studio best known as the makers of Sleeping Dogs, United Front Games has been shut down in what seems like a sudden move.
Currently, the studio had been working on Smash + Grab, an arena style gang-fighting game, where players fight with their gangs for loot and fame in an urban dystopia. The game had only recently hit Early Access on Steam, and had a free weekend about a week ago. Considering all this, this shutdown seems a little surprising.
In 2014, United Front Games had signed up with Nexon for publishing the game, which was hyped until the very last moment. As confirmed by Kotaku Australia, the studio has indeed closed and the game has been take off Steam. You can still access the game’s store page, but you can no longer buy it.
United Front Games has earlier worked on some larger projects as well, including Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Specific details as to why the studio has been permanently closed haven’t been revealed yet, but stay tuned for further updates.
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