Rage in Receivership [Jan 15, 2003, 3:11 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Beckham game firm calls in receivers
(thanks muff) is the BBC news article with the latest bad news for embattled
game developer Rage Software. The article details the company's financial woes
(story), and goes on to offer this grim prognosis:
The software company that makes the David Beckham Soccer Game has collapsed, with the loss of 77 jobs.
Receivers have been appointed by Liverpool-based computer game firm Rage Software, ending hopes that a rescue package could be put together.
The Liverpool-based firm is now likely to be broken up, and any new games it is working on sold off.
The future of the remaining 85 staff will depend on the sale of the intellectual property rights of games currently in development.
@17: Codemasters started out in the industry doing cheapo budget titles for C64, Amstrad, & Spectrum. They published a fair few now-almost-forgotten games like "Ghosthunters" and "3D Starfighter" before 'breaking out' with more 'popular' titles like the "Dizzy" platformer series and "BMX Simulator" (which spawned many more "-Simulator" titles). Some of these later appeared on the Amiga, but I think the original "Micro Machines" was their first hit on that platform.
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