Epic Announces Closure of Impossible Studios, 'Infinity Blade: Dungeons' Put on Hold

MacRumors · Feb 8, 2013, 03:46 PM

Epic Games' Infinity Blade: Dungeons was first announced in March of 2012, as a demo game on the third generation iPad. The game was designed by Epic but handed over to Impossible Studios, a new division housing ex-employees of Big Huge Games.

Hints of trouble first appeared in October of last year, when the game was delayed until 2013. As of today, Infinity Blade: Dungeons has been put on hold indefinitely, as Epic Games has decided to shut down Impossible Studios. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney announced the news this afternoon:

Quote:

We're closing Impossible Studios.

When former members of Big Huge Games approached Epic last year, we saw the opportunity to help a great group of people while putting them to work on a project that needed a team. It was a bold initiative and the Impossible folks made a gallant effort, but ultimately it wasn't working out for Epic.

This means that Infinity Blade: Dungeons is now on hold as we figure out the future of the project.

Epic Games is planning to give each Impossible Studios employee three months of severance pay and is offering the option to form a new company with the Impossible Studios name.

Article Link: Epic Announces Closure of Impossible Studios, 'Infinity Blade: Dungeons' Put on Hold

sesnir · Feb 8, 2013, 03:48 PM

I guess, in the end, the project proved... Impossible.

jonnysods · Feb 8, 2013, 03:49 PM

Sad, the game looked promising.

Diode · Feb 8, 2013, 03:50 PM

Three month's severance pay?

The winter of George!

dtbratt · Feb 8, 2013, 03:50 PM

I was wondering what happened to this game..

Blomkvist · Feb 8, 2013, 03:50 PM

NOOOOOOOOO!!!

Was eager for this one and quite surprised when it wasn't a launch game available along with either iPhone 5 or iPad Mini....now I know why.

Hopefully it will show up soon.

charlieegan3 · Feb 8, 2013, 03:50 PM

I thought these games were doing really well?

I'm sure it won't be the end of the Infinity Blade.

Hastings101 · Feb 8, 2013, 03:52 PM

that sucks, must not have been as much potential for money as they originally thought

CIA · Feb 8, 2013, 03:53 PM

For a game that was destined to print money, I'm sure we will see it sooner then later from somewhere....

This will not be Duke Nukem Forever.

Santabean2000 · Feb 8, 2013, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by charlieegan3

I thought these games were doing really well?

I'm sure it won't be the end of the Infinity Blade.

Too valuable to be let go..?

Someone will pick it up. Surely.

Cynicalone · Feb 8, 2013, 03:54 PM

Infinity Blade 2 is also pretty much dead.

The last content update was on August 1st.

They say these games are very profitable but they don't seem to do much with them.

Cougarcat · Feb 8, 2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by charlieegan3

I thought these games were doing really well?

I'm sure it won't be the end of the Infinity Blade.

The Infinity Blade games are very popular, yes, but this is a different kind of game. Maybe it just wasn't very fun.

jav6454 · Feb 8, 2013, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtbratt

I was wondering what happened to this game..

You forgot this:

Kaibelf · Feb 8, 2013, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlieegan3

I thought these games were doing really well?

I'm sure it won't be the end of the Infinity Blade.

Even the best product fails in the hands of idiots who can't manage things correctly.

cambookpro · Feb 8, 2013, 04:05 PM

Bit disappointed about this, was looking forward to another IB game, and wanted to see what could be done with the A6/X. Oh well

sputnikv · Feb 8, 2013, 04:07 PM

that's impossible

\-V-/ · Feb 8, 2013, 04:08 PM

Wow... this blows.

Was looking forward to this.

TouchMint.com · Feb 8, 2013, 04:09 PM

How could they fail with all the free promotion they got? They pretty much had endless apple promotions. Constant features as well as tv ads and even apple keynote promos.

TennisandMusic · Feb 8, 2013, 04:09 PM

Sounds to me like the studio was incompetent, Epic realized this over time, and simply cut their losses.

iDuel · Feb 8, 2013, 04:10 PM

That is disappointing. I was looking forward to what they could do with the franchise.

gorskiegangsta · Feb 8, 2013, 04:13 PM

You mean to tell me that Infinity Blade: Dungeons which was originally due to be released in April 2012 has been put on hold? You don't say

Seriously though, even though I had a sneaking suspicion that it was either cancelled or in limbo after a series of missed deadlines, I'm still kind-of bummed out by it. Diablo is one one my all time favorite games, so I was looking forward towards this type of game on the iPad. The first two were just ok, as I wasn't a fan of the whole on-rails aspect of those.

Battlefield Fan · Feb 8, 2013, 04:13 PM

Wow the CEO or someone must be greedy. They charged a good penny when it comes to iOS games yet sold many many copies. Someone wasn't managing the money.

Beezzy · Feb 8, 2013, 04:19 PM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I spent so many hours on IB and IB2

I was waiting so badly for this one.

gorskiegangsta · Feb 8, 2013, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Battlefield Fan

Wow the CEO or someone must be greedy. They charged a good penny when it comes to iOS games yet sold many many copies. Someone wasn't managing the money.

This. It beats me why they would put on hold what was in their own words "our most profitable franchise ever".

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xlii · Feb 8, 2013, 04:23 PM

38 Studios redux

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CIA macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2003	For a game that was destined to print money, I'm sure we will see it sooner then later from somewhere.... This will not be Duke Nukem Forever.
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Cynicalone macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Okie land	Infinity Blade 2 is also pretty much dead. The last content update was on August 1st. They say these games are very profitable but they don't seem to do much with them.
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Feb 8, 2013, 04:09 PM	#19
TennisandMusic macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2008	Sounds to me like the studio was incompetent, Epic realized this over time, and simply cut their losses.
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iDuel macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Pella, Greece	That is disappointing. I was looking forward to what they could do with the franchise.
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gorskiegangsta macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY	You mean to tell me that Infinity Blade: Dungeons which was originally due to be released in April 2012 has been put on hold? You don't say Seriously though, even though I had a sneaking suspicion that it was either cancelled or in limbo after a series of missed deadlines, I'm still kind-of bummed out by it. Diablo is one one my all time favorite games, so I was looking forward towards this type of game on the iPad. The first two were just ok, as I wasn't a fan of the whole on-rails aspect of those. __________________ "The reason I talk to myself is that I am the only one whose answers I accept." - George Carlin
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