Sony Shuttering Guerrilla Cambridge Studio

Sony is closing the Cambridge branch of Guerrilla Games, GamesIndustry.biz has learned. All employees will be laid off. Sony has confirmed the impending shutdown to us, saying that the compulsory redundancies are “regrettable”. The decision to close the studio comes from a review of all current PlayStation projects and resources, with the platform holder concluding that “in order to deliver on our strategic objectives, it is necessary to make some changes to the European studios structure”. Guerrilla Games Amsterdam, developer of Horizon: Zero Dawn and the Killzone series, will not be affected. PlayStation has pledged to “where possible… try to reallocate people onto other projects” and assist staff by speaking to local developers about recruitment...