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Report: Transmission Games ceases all communications, shuts down
Heroes Over Europe and Ashes Cricket 2009 developer Transmission Games has apparently closed. Tsumea, along with several other Australia-based outlets, report the Melbourne developer just couldn't survive its very bad year. Allegedly, payments from failed publisher Red Mile never materialized and contracts, concerning a now-canceled Red Tails game for LucasArts, weren't properly concluded.The news of the shutdown comes weeks after the company laid off 30 of its staff. We'll update if Transmission offers an official statement.[Via Develop]
Report: Transmission Games ceases communications with more than 20 staff
Melbourne, Australia based Transmission Games (formerly IR Gurus) has laid off more than 20 members of its development staff, Gamasutra reports. The studio, which created the WWII air combat games Heroes of the Pacific and the just-released Heroes Over Europe for Ubisoft is said to have made the cuts today, according to the site's sources.The developer has not publicly addressed the layoffs or its reasoning behind them, but its latest title has met with mediocre reviews averaging a full 10 points lower than its previous game in aggregate scores. We'll keep our eyes on the studio in case of any executive bail outs.
Ubisoft picks up Heroes Over Europe for worldwide release
The fate of Heroes over Europe was in question when the agreement between publisher Red Mile and developer Transmission Games dissipated, due to an unfortunate lack of money on Red Mile's part.Ubisoft is now the hero of every prospective Heroes of Europe player, having just announced that it will publish the World War II flight simulator on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The Heroes Over the Pacific sequel, which features online play for up to 16 players, is currently scheduled for a worldwide release this September. You can check out new screens, only one of which includes a blimp, in our gallery.%Gallery-67282%
Red Mile sinking: Sin City, Heroes Over Europe release in question
With cash short and options shorter, publisher Red Mile is in danger of going out of business, leaving both the video game adaptation of Sin City and Heroes of Europe to tread water. Red Mile inked a co-publishing deal with Atari in mid-2008 for Heroes Over Europe, something it expected to net the struggling company "minimum guaranteed payments" and back-end royalties to help keep it afloat. However, the checks stopped arriving on February 11 as Atari pulled its hand out of Red Mile's wallet, ending its publishing agreement for reasons unknown. Without any income, and means to pay Heroes Over Europe developer Transmission Games, it's not surprising that the devs walked away as well when Red Mile failed to pay the studio some $281,000. Red Mile is currently considering going after Atari for "compensatory damages," but time is running short and it's likely the company could simply run out of cash before any settlement is reached. The publisher has around $341,000 left in its coffers, which it estimates will run dry at the end of March. The company predicts that it needs an additional $10,000,000 to keep its doors open another 2-3 years, leaving the eventual release of Heroes Over Europe and Sin City in question. However, given that Red Mile has continually posted losses totaling more than $35 million since it was formed in 2004, we doubt many banks will be opening up their vaults for the company any time soon.
