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Sleeping Dogs dev United Front Games shutting down

  • by Nick Cohen
  • in Industry
  • — Oct 19, 2016
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Now, however, you are no longer able to even download the title.

United Front Games' largest project was Sleeping Dogs, a 2012 adventure that took players into the seedy underground Hong Kong criminal community.

The Vancouver-based company has yet to formally announce its closure, but word of its demise has been leaking out over the past 24 hours.

During the recent free weekend, Smash + Grab was on sale for $17, which now seems like one final attempt from the troubled studio to attract potential investments, or simply fund the game's ongoing development.

The news of the studio closing down has come as a shock to many gamers.

What exactly happened to the studio is going to remain a mystery for the immediate future.

United Front Games has been on a rather odd course since the release of its hit open world action title Sleeping Dogs. It is possible that the quiet cancellation of their Sleeping Dogs spin-off (the online multiplayer Triad Wars) earlier this year should have been interpreted as the first warning sign.

What does that mean for Sleeping Dogs 2?

Whatever the reason, it's quite sad to see another studio with a lot of potential close its doors.

We hope the good folks over at United Front Games all go on to bigger and better things.

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