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Cursed Mountain dev Deep Silver Vienna shuttered
As confirmed by parent company Koch Media to Develop, Cursed Mountain developer Deep Silver Vienna has apparently been closed. Citing "the overall economic situation" and noting "this decision is not easy for us," the 20-person staff was recently cut and told they would receive pay through the end of March. Develop posits that the studio's other game -- Ride to Hell -- will likely remain unaffected by the shutdown, as UK dev house Eutechnyx is handling development and Koch Media's Munich offices will oversee the game's management. Deep Silver Vienna was formed in the wake of Rockstar Vienna's closing back in 2006, and originally called itself Games That Matter. Ex-Rockstar Vienna heads Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber launched the studio, and it is said that Siefert has moved on to a position at Square Enix Europe as a creative director. As with every case like this, we'd like to wish those affected the best of luck.
Ex-Rockstar Vienna founders vow to make 'Games That Matter'
You see, that's the name of their new company. Games That Matter. Following Take-Two's closure of Rockstar's Vienna studios in May of last year, the founders have decided to give game development another go, this time with a company that promises a "visionary game production business model." The barely pronouncable trio of Hannes Seifert, Niki Laber and Jürgen Goeldner will be running the show.The Games That Matter team has scheduled a press conference for January 25th in order to discuss their goals, business model and, hopefully, their upcoming games. That's what really matters, right? [Via Playthrough, thanks Kevin.]
