Capcom Game Studio Vancouver – the team behind Dead Rising 2, 3 and 4 – is no more. Confirmed in a statement to Kotaku, the Canadian outfit formerly known as Blue Castle Games is closing their doors today after a series of cancellations. While “a skeleton crew” will remain at the company until January, a total of 158 will lose their jobs.
The writing has been on the wall for a while now. Back in February, Capcom Vancouver shed a third of its staff, along with cancelling a yet-unannounced project in production, but it seemed like Capcom still had plans for the studio. Apparently not, and I wish everyone at the shuttered studio the best of luck.