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Capcom Vancouver has been closed. The studio, which was best known for its work on the Dead Rising series and the short – lived Puzzle Fighter mobile game, ceased operations as of today, Sept. 18, and its current projects have been canceled.
"Capcom is currently studying the allocation of its development resources that support the production of world-class content," said a Capcom spokesperson at GameSpot. "To support this goal, new R & D facilities and annual recruitments have been made at Osaka Headquarters.In view of this process, Capcom has decided to cancel the development projects of this studio will focus the development of the main titles in Japan.
"As part of this overall direction, the CV studio will suspend operations, effective today, current staff will be laid off and the office will be closed, and we appreciate the hard work and contributions of all the team to create an unforgettable gameplay. " experiences for the Dead Rising and Puzzle Fighter series. "
The last few months have been tumultuous for the studio. In February, the developer was hit by a wave of layoffs that affected about 30% of its workforce. This also coincided with the cancellation of a non-advertised project. Then, in April, Capcom announced that it stopped supporting Puzzle Fighter less than six months after its launch on iOS and Android.
Capcom has not officially announced the launch of Dead Rising. The future of the series remains uncertain. His latest release, Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package, was released on PS4 last December. He presented Dead Rising 4 2016 with all his DLC, as well as new bonus content such as Capcom Heroes mode, in which the protagonist Frank West can wear costumes of other Capcom characters.
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