Activision closes Vicarious Visions' office
Activision has closed down the Californian studio of Vicarious Visions, part of the team responsible for the publisher's number one Spider-Man franchise.
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Activision has closed down the Californian studio of Vicarious Visions, part of the team responsible for the publisher's number one Spider-Man franchise.
The office has been closed to concentrate on the studio's main team located in New York, and while some of the 20 — 30 staff may be relocated, the majority have been laid off, according to Gamasutra.
Vicarious Visions has worked on Activision's key franchises including Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Doom III and the Tony Hawk's series. The developer most recently work on the Wii, PS2, DS and GBA versions of Spider-Man 3.
The developer was founded in 1991 and employs around 160 staff. It was acquired by Activision in 2005.
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