Acclaim Entertainment: When the Credits Finally Rolled
After 17 years of bringing comic book heroes and sports legends to life on consoles, the scrappy publisher that alphabetically challenged Activision filed for bankruptcy on September 1, 2004.
Dead Pixels
Defunct consoles, dead platforms, killed hardware, and abandoned tech.
Dead Pixels: The Fall of LucasArts Adventure Games
The closure of LucasArts in 2013 marked the end of gaming's most beloved adventure game studio, silencing the SCUMM engine forever.
The God Game Makers: Remembering Bullfrog Productions
From a misunderstood ornament to industry legend, Peter Molyneux and Les Edgar's British studio redefined what games could be before corporate pressures brought their grand experiment to an end.