Video Gamer is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more
Capcom Vancouver, the development studio behind irreverent zombie-mashing franchise Dead Rising, has closed its doors.
The Resident Evil creator confirmed the news to Kotaku following a review of Vancouver's in-development projects, which have now been cancelled and the studio shuttered. As a result, 158 people have lost their jobs.
Capcom revealed that it will now 'concentrate development of major titles in Japan,' so presumably this means Dead Rising will continue in-house. Nothing has been confirmed regarding the future of the series yet, however.
A skeleton crew will remain at Vancouver until January 2019 to 'finalise closure operations and logistics.'
Capcom Vancouver's origins can be traced back to 2005, when the studio was founded as Blue Castle Games. The company cut its teeth working on sports titles before Capcom handed them the development reins to Dead Rising 2, which launched in 2010.
Following this, Blue Castle Games was snapped up by Capcom and renamed Capcom Vancouver, where it continued to pump out Dead Rising games as well as working on Puzzle Fighter mobile.
Earlier this year, Capcom announced that the studio would be shifting focus to Dead Rising amidst reports of studio layoffs. Capcom Vancouver never officially announced a fifth Dead Rising game was in development, though at the time it was believed a new title was in the works.
