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Altima NEO
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
Rouge Squadron on the Game Cube, Easily one of the best looking games on the system, even from launch. Very few devs used bumpmapping, or any of the effects factor 5 did.
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Antiterra
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
To sput a slightly positive spin on a bad piece of news, the people at Factor 5 have lost their jobs, not their skills. If other studios have any sense at all (as well as hindsight that extends beyond Lair), they'll quickly hire them.
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Shiryu
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
This one of the sadest news I have ever read in allmy years in Kotaku... =\

Im a Factor 5 fan way before Rogue Squadron, from C64 and mainly Commodore Amiga ages of old. I will miss them very much...

Will we ever see Turrican again? =(
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Paladin58
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
I have to go and re-buy the Rogue Squadron games now... :(
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Archaotic
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
Always sad to see this. I got this news RIGHT when I woke up...having to write an article on a studio closing right after you get out of bed maximizes the impact.

Hopefully, everyone who's been hurt by this closing finds their feet soon and re-settles at another studio.
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Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
only developers to make a game that made the ps3 trully lag and conquer its processing power.
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Akua
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
How am I supposed to get a job in the industry with everyone closing up shop?
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shouryuuken
05/14/09

@Akua: start small. make some indie stuff to get on psn/xboxlive/wiiware with a small group of people or even by yourself if youve got it in you. then.. maybe after a couple of small games like that.. the economy will be bouncing back.. and you can get picked up by a big publisher.. who knows!
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Modus_Operandi
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
Wow. As cliche as this may sound this an end of an era. Even if they go to reform somewhere else with much of the same crew its not going to be the same. These are the guys that brought Rogue Squadron and just got tactical flight shooting right on consoles. Its a shame that their last game was so poorly recieved and they didnt get a chance to redeem themselves.
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Gigaflare
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
Lair was the last Factor 5 game, and Haze was the last game for Free Radical. Poor endings for such great developers.
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omyard
05/14/09

@Gigaflare: Except Free Radical isn't done. They might've laid off a lot of staff and been bought out by Crytek and renamed, but they're still there.
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shouryuuken
05/14/09

@omyard: but if alot of those leaving were pivotal/founding members of free radical.. then having a few guys around isnt the same.
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.digiwalsh
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
Goodnight sweet prince.

There goes the last chance of a next gen Rogue Squadron

:(
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Cururu
05/14/09

@.digiwalsh: I would have preferred a Rogue Squadron game now rather than wait for the PS4, XBox 720 version anyway.

All three major consoles were released years ago. Can we please stop with the 'Next Gen' nonsense?

But back on topic, yes, Factor 5 will be missed. They have the credit for one of the most secret unlockables ever with the Naboo fighter in the first Rogue Squadron. No one knew about it for months. It was a great way to drum up interest in the game after it was released. Wish more companies would be that forward thinking.
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.digiwalsh
05/14/09

@Cururu: Surely it was obvious enough what I meant, but yeah, whatever. Be pedantic.
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d_r_e
05/14/09

@.digiwalsh:

I have to agree with Cururu here, using the term "next-gen" for consoles that have been out for 3+ years is pretty ridiculous.
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Hollowcow
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
Nooo! Not my Factor 5 wagons! I will truly miss this company. I loved their games.
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leviathan.in.pieces
05/14/09

@Hollowcow: A part of me thinks that if Lair was instead a Star Wars space sim, we wouldn't be reading about Factor 5's closing today. :(
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KillerBee
05/14/09

@leviathan.in.pieces: Mandatory Sixaxis controls killed Lair. It was so much better once they patched in proper controls.
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Neonox
05/14/09

In reply to Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
I've never heard of Factor 5...

Shame for the loss though.
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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
05/14/09

@Neonox: Lair, was their most recent game.
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Katoejoe
04/13/09

In reply to Saw Preview: Condemned or Dragon’s Lair?
Am I the only person who's noticed that the guy in the reverse bear trap looks like a slightly aged Niko Belic?
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Strider_Kaijin
04/13/09

@Katoejoe: Or the he doesn't even really look scared.
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TRT-X
04/13/09

In reply to Saw Preview: Condemned or Dragon’s Lair?
@article: "and will supposedly fill in a lot of the plot gaps between the two films."

Which two? There's currently 5.
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AJ Glasser
04/13/09

@TRT-X: Whoops, editing SNAFU. First and second films.
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The Last Amazing Grays
04/13/09

In reply to Saw Preview: Condemned or Dragon’s Lair?
"Wanna play a game? I've injected your console with a virus that will erase all of your data. The only way to save your data is to win the game, or destroy it. To your left, you will see a powerless controller. To your right is a hammer. Its your choice."
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
04/13/09

@Dr. Horrible: It sounded awesome at first, but the more i thought about it, i could probably take out the harddrive and save my console, i'd just have to destroy the...harddrive.... nvm
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/13/09

@Dr. Horrible: That is exactly what you need. Something like the insanity effects in Eternal Darkness that messed with the players.
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