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Its CEO explains that nan VR marketplace remains a challenging space.
Vertigo Games
Vertigo Games is closing down Vertigo Studios Amsterdam. In an announcement posted connected X, institution CEO Richard Stitselaar explained that nan "VR marketplace remains a challenging space" and that it has made nan difficult determination "after observant consideration." The Amsterdam workplace was founded as Force Field Entertainment backmost successful 2015 earlier it joined Vertigo Games successful 2021. Vertigo is portion of the Embracer Group, which had gone done terrible financial issues successful nan past fewer years. As a result, it laid disconnected thousands of employees, sold 1 of its cardinal properties (Gearbox Entertainment) astatine a fire-sale value and announced its split into three different publically listed companies.
It's not clear what will hap to Vertigo Studios Rotterdam. The institution has 2 offices successful nan Netherlands, 1 successful Amsterdam and 1 successful Rotterdam, and employs 150 labor overall. Vertigo Studios Amsterdam was founded by nan aforesaid group who founded Guerrilla Games, nan developer down Horizon Zero Dawn. The Rotterdam studio, meanwhile, worked connected nan VR zombie endurance franchise Arizona Sunshine. Vertigo's different virtual reality games include Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow and Star Trek: Bridge Crew.
