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Concord's initial development deal was reportedly $200m, though its financial and human cost was far higher


Following the news Sony has closed Concord studio Firewalk, the live-service game's initial development deal reportedly…

A final statement from Firewalk shared last night on social media details what the studio achieved during its time on Concord. "The talent at Firewalk and the level of individual craft is truly world-class, and teams within Sony Interactive Entertainment and across the industry will be fortunate to work with them. "The PvP first-person shooter genre is a competitive space that's continuously evolving, and unfortunately, we did not hit our targets with this title," wrote SIE boss Hermen Hulst in an internal email shared yesterday.

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