The Colorado-based Backflip Studios, founded in 2009, will be closed. Hasbro Corporation, which owns it, decided so.

Sad news from Wargaming. The Belarusian Gaming Corporation dissolves Wargaming Helsinki after three years of work, and also closes the project on which it worked.

A representative of the Russian office of Electronic Arts in the comments for App2Top.ru He told how the company will continue to work in the local market after the disbandment of the team in Moscow.

The number of studios dissolved in 2018 is growing. Next up is Bandai Namco Studios Vancouver.

Cliff Bleszinski disbanded Boss Key Productions studio and took time out in video game development after none of his personal projects were successful. The game designer announced this on his Twitter.

Electronic Arts Corporation has liquidated its subsidiary studio Visceral Games, known for the sci-fi horror game series Dead Space.

The creator of the MMO World of Tanks, a Belarusian company Wargaming.net submitted documents for the liquidation of a structure registered in London Wargaming.net LLP.

Electronic Arts has closed the office of its Chillingo subsidiary in the British city of Maxfield, Pocket Gamer reports, citing internal sources.

The English version of the Monster Strike mobile battler will be completely closed from August 1 this year, according to the Japanese company Mixi.

According to insider information, the Shanghai branch of Crytek is closed due to lack of money to pay for the rental of premises.

The French developer and publisher DotEmu announced the imminent closure of its digital store selling retro games.

The Swedish company King has stopped operating its South Korean branch.

The authors of Jelly Splash have not had the most successful year. After the dismissal of 40 employees and the dissolution of Black Anvil Games, the company closes the Tokyo office.

In addition to the seven internal studios already closed by Gameloft earlier this year, an eighth one was added – in the city of Seattle.

Following the previous news: as part of the massive cuts, Zynga is going to close the studio of OMGPOP, the developer of the acclaimed mobile game Draw Something. 

Electronic Arts unexpectedly announced mass layoffs at EA Mobile Montreal, which was developing games for smartphones and tablets. 

Gameloft has announced an online mobile third-person shooter Blitz Brigade for iOS and Android and at the same time “quietly” closed its Indian studio in Hyderabad.

As part of a strategy aimed at reducing costs, Zynga has closed several games, including four mobile ones.