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The Sunday Papers
The article is a humorous weekly roundup that introduces several pieces of writing about videogames. It moves between an anecdote about an unexpected shared game appointment, research on what happens to studios after acquisitions, and a diary about unusual movement in Grand Theft Auto.
The studio research found that 123 of 362 acquired developers were shut down. Among studios that closed, the average time from acquisition to closure was 6.4 years and the median was five; examples include Pandemic, Firewalk, Player First and Bluepoint. The article also describes a German man in a cowboy hat asking to play drums during a game appointment, and a GTA player attempting flips with comic results.
In short
- The roundup features writing about games and their creators.
- 123 of 362 acquired studios were shut down.
- A GTA diary turns failed flips into comedy.