Almost a decade later, Concrete Genie developer picerops No more. Sony has closed the studio, as the team announced on Twitter.
Sony shuts down Pixelopus
Pixelopus posted a heartfelt goodbye on their social channels and thanked the millions of players who have supported the team’s efforts to “make beautiful, imaginative games with heart.”
The San Mateo-based studio never officially announced what it was working on after Concrete Genie shipped in 2019. Working with Sony Pictures Animation, he was developing a game for the PlayStation 5, but it wasn’t clear what it would be other than “a new and exciting game.” Adventures. Some speculated that this might be a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse game because Sony Pictures Animation was involved, but that was never substantiated. It will never see the light of day and will likely remain a secret for the time being.
Sony has made a number of acquisitions over the last few years, but this is just one of the closures and changes we’ve seen with its own team. In 2021, Japan Studio was reorganized and reorganized around Team Asobi. Manchester Studios closed in 2020 without even releasing the game. Evolution Studios and Guerrilla Cambridge also closed in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Pixelopus has issued only two titles during its nine-year existence. Entwined was the first official game, an atypical on-rails experience where players used analog sticks to control birds and fish. Reviews for the title on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4 were lukewarm. Average score is 62.
The second and final game, Concrete Genie, was received slightly positively, average score 77It followed a boy named Ash using a magic paintbrush to paint a dead town to bring it to life. Equipped with a mode compatible with PlayStation VR.
