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Avalanche Studios' UK office is set to be closed as part of a workforce restructure – will also impact their Swedish studios in Stockholm and Malmö

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https://www.eurogamer.net/just-cause-developer-avalanche-studios-closing-uk-studio-in-workforce-restructure-following-cancellation-of-xbox-exclusive-contraband

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios closing UK studio in workforce restructure, following cancellation of Xbox exclusive Contraband
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Sep 30 2025
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  1. [4]
    semsevfor
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    This probably means we won't be getting a Just Cause 5, goddamn these fucking corporations ruining everything.

    This probably means we won't be getting a Just Cause 5, goddamn these fucking corporations ruining everything.

    4 votes
    1. [3]
      Promonk
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      That was probably off the table already, considering how poorly Just Cause 4 was received. I haven't played JC4 so I'm not really in a position to criticize it too harshly, but I adored JC3–came...

      That was probably off the table already, considering how poorly Just Cause 4 was received.

      I haven't played JC4 so I'm not really in a position to criticize it too harshly, but I adored JC3–came as close to 100%-ing it as I ever get in any game–and even I felt no interest in what they presented in 4. I even got free licenses for JC4 twice, and I've never once bothered to run the exe.

      It's regrettable I guess, but I'd already written that franchise off as a zombie. I'm more bummed that we'll likely never get a successor to Mad Max, but that was also unlikely.

      5 votes
      1. [2]
        semsevfor
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        Yeah but Just Cause 5 should have been a return to form, like 3, because of the backlash to the changes in 4, plus the setup for 5 was so good at the end of 4

        Yeah but Just Cause 5 should have been a return to form, like 3, because of the backlash to the changes in 4, plus the setup for 5 was so good at the end of 4

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        1. Promonk
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          Do we really need a return to form though? The thing that made JC3 great was the addition of the wingsuit, and I have a hard time imagining what a similarly innovative new mechanic would even look...

          Do we really need a return to form though? The thing that made JC3 great was the addition of the wingsuit, and I have a hard time imagining what a similarly innovative new mechanic would even look like. It seems like Avalanche had a tough time with it too, considering the speed with which we got 4 and the resounding thud with which it was received.

          I think they kinda blew their creative wad with 3 and its DLCs and never came up with a new mechanic to rival the wingsuit. Without that the franchise was in danger of falling into the Ubisoft pattern of releasing a new entry every couple of years with a slightly new setting and window dressing, but nothing substantively new to offer. That might be fine for devotees, but I think the general gaming public saw the writing on the wall with 4 and gave it a pass.

          2 votes
  2. kingthrillgore
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    It doesn't help that they make the same predictable, boring SLOP every time. The Hunter, Generation Zero, Rage 2, Just Cause...its the same fucking thing. Sucks for the people but how else was...

    It doesn't help that they make the same predictable, boring SLOP every time. The Hunter, Generation Zero, Rage 2, Just Cause...its the same fucking thing.

    Sucks for the people but how else was this going to end?

    2 votes