Test Drive Unlimited Studio Eden Games Shuts Down

Source: hdwallpapers.in

The studio that bought you the Test Drive Unlimited games, Eden Games, is shutting down after publisher, Atari, released a report that company revenues decreased 34%. Eden Games is headquartered in Lyon, France, where a strike occurred in 2011 due to the upcoming layoffs that would happen in Atari.

Atari is currently in the process of selling investments that are related to the studio, as the latest financial report shows that company revenues sank to $51.3 million in Atari's fiscal year, which ended on March 31st of this year. A net loss of $4.78 million was also reported during the fiscal year, but was much better than the previous year with a loss of $8.02 million.

As Atari's current fiscal year is underway, the company looked ahead and sought to build their digital titles. The focus would be on mobile games as they will also look to take advantage of their partnerships and licensing. Although, there wasn't any mentioning of the company's "specific" financial goals for the year, there were expectations of improved operating income.

Eden Games was founded in 1998, and had developed games such as V-Rally in 1997 and also took part in developing Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. They are most known for developing Test Drive Unlimited in 2006 and Test Drive Unlimited 2 in 2011.

R.I.P Eden Games

[Gamespot]