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Relentless shutting down

By Brendan Sinclair

Relentless shutting down

Fri 05 Aug 2016 2:54pm GMT / 10:54am EDT / 7:54am PDT
Development

Developer of Buzz! series, Murder Files closing as all employees being let go today

Relentless Software

relentless.co.uk

After almost 13 years, Brighton-based Relentless Software is shutting down. Company founder Andrew Eades confirmed the news for GamesIndustry.biz, saying that all employees were being made redundant today.

Relentless is best known as the creator of the BAFTA-winning Buzz! quiz franchise that thrived on Sony platforms during the mid-2000s. Since then, the company has worked on a wide variety of titles and platforms. While its Blue Toad Murder Files series may be the best known of its post-Buzz! efforts, the company also worked with Kinect on Nat Geo TV and Air Band, as well as mobile games that integrated with physical toys like CityVille Skies and Battleship zAPPed Edition.

Earlier this year, Relentless opened a studio in Wales with the assistance of the government and a commitment from Hasbro to invest in the studio and the community for three years. The studio had been intended to produce multiple projects based on Hasbro toy lines, and was to create 70 new jobs over its first two years.

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5 Comments

George Williams Owner

55 35 0.6
Shocked at the sudden news. Were any reasons given? I hope all those impacted can quickly find work. The industry can be so harsh sometimes

Posted:2 days ago

#1

Joanna Haslam Lead Game Designer, Mediatonic

2 4 2.0
So sad to hear about this :( Had some wonderful times at this company in the eight years I was there.

Sending love to all my friends who are affected. You're all incredibly talented and I have no doubt you'll be snapped up quickly!

My current company, Mediatonic, are hiring: http://www.mediatonicgames.com/careers/
Feel free to get in touch with me if you're interested in any of the roles going.

Good luck to everyone, and hopefully see you all soon for some beers.

Posted:2 days ago

#2

Caspar Field CEO & Co Founder, Wish Studios Ltd

44 102 2.3
Hello Relentless peoples. I'm really, really sorry to hear the news. I'm proud of everything we created in the four-and-a-bit years I was at the company - there was a lot of talent there. And, similar as Jo, I'll wish you all good luck, and also take the opportunity to say that Wish is also hiring, so if you want to join us in Brighton and help make great things, drop a line to jobs [at] wishstudios [dot] co [dot] uk

Posted:2 days ago

#3

Benjamin Crause Supervisor Central Support, Nintendo of Europe

109 62 0.6
Damn that's really bad. I enjoyed the Buzz!-Series.

Posted:2 days ago

#4

Chris Payne Managing Director & Founder, Quantum Soup Studios

174 595 3.4
Really sad, and apparently quite sudden, as they recently announced they were opening a studio in Wales. Hope the team find awesome new roles quickly.

Posted:6 hours ago

#5

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