It’s the end of an era later this year, when Sony sunsets its PlayStation 3, PSP, and PS Vita digital storefronts. Those banana stands have seen an influx of activity lately, with many players seeking to download as many of the rare and platform-exclusive games before the chance to do so is taken away from them.

Announced yesterday, MPC Vancouver has shut its doors and let go hundreds of workers due to “more attractive opportunities in other locations”.

Prima games, the long-running purveyor of the most in-depth strategy guides you’ll find is shutting down. For 28 years, they’ve made the very best strategy guides for the toughest games – with lovely books that are filled with not just tips, walk-throughs and strategies, but also fantastic art. They're shutting down.

A shocking closure of Telltale Games has left all future projects in jeporady. But, worse still, it's a sudden financial shock to all of those let go without any form of compensation.

After Capcom took a massive financial hit earlier today following project cancellations at Capcom Vancouver, the company has moved to offcially close the studio down.

Marvel Heroes omega was meant to be the start of a new chapter for the game, one that brought its action to consoles with some handy dandy control schemes that simplified the action. Instead, it was a swansong as Disney pulled the plug on Gazillion Entertainment and their access to the pantheon of heroes and villains.

Runic Games is now the second studio underneath Perfect Worlds to be closed in nder a week, as the publisher makes a big push towards online focused titles.

A former Lionhead producer has published some strong words about the way Microsoft handles its first-party studios.