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CrimeCraft : Vogster Closes Chicago Offices
Posted Sep 18, 2009 by Michael Bitton
In a rumor story appearing over at GiantBomb yesterday, it was reported that CrimeCraft developer Vogster Entertainment may have shut down. The report was quickly debunked with a sign of life by the CrimeCraft Community Manager, stating, "Hey guys, CrimeCraft is still here and so are we! There have been some changes, but it's nothing that will effect CrimeCraft except to give us a chance to make it better." As it would turn out, however, the rumor was only partially incorrect.
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Vogster Entertainment has indeed made some cuts and restructured their resources, resulting in the shut down of the company's Chicago studio.
Vogster Entertainment provides some explanation in the following issued press release:
Vogster Entertainment Announces Resource Reallocation
NEW YORK, NY, September 17, 2009 – Vogster Entertainment, LLC, an international innovator in video game design, today announced a restructuring to focus its resources toward the enhancement and expansion of content for their recently launched CrimeCraft shooter-MMO hybrid. With two titles completed in the last three months, the company has made significant staffing changes as it transitions from launch team to live team in the ongoing support of CrimeCraft. Vogster’s New York-area headquarters remains fully operational and committed to the development and production of existing and future titles.
“Vogster has seen a number of releases this year. As an independent developer, we need to be very strategic in our use of available resources and shift from already launched titles to support the ongoing development and growth of CrimeCraft,” stated Daniel Prousline, vice president of development at Vogster. “We regret the necessary staffing changes and the talented employees that this impacts, but it is an unavoidable step in moving to the operational stage of CrimeCraft and optimizing for the development of yet to be announced titles.”
CrimeCraft will see a number of significant content additions in the coming year, in addition to a series of soon to be revealed updates and major announcements which will take place at an upcoming San Francisco press event.
Via GiantBomb.
Well i dont know how many peoples play this game, 2 dozens maybe (j/k), i'd be surprised they last a year with this game. Hell they just annonce content being added in the upcoming year, lol... okay. You just release a game, their should be content in already.
Always a sign a game is going to come crashing down soon.
Actually, it's been a common practice for as long as there have been MMOs, but don't let reality get in the way of your tinfoil hat party.
Don't think any tin foil is involved. The game is horrible, no one is playing it, hence the cuts. It is not going to get better.
Games like this might have worked 5 years ago, but they just fail in today's environment.
I tried to play the awful open beta of this game. Crimecraft doesn't even compete with the well known and high quality free to play FPS games currently avalible online.
Hmm and what well known and high quality free to play FPS games currently available online would you be referring to?
Just wondering.
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I'll feed the (troll) Bonez, then ignore this thread.
Pick one:
Your lack of information in your criticism is why I asked what you were referring to... I am looking for a FPS MMO that has play-changing character advancement.
Reading your original vague post gave me hope. This reply let me down, as none of those games listed above (While some are great) have what Crimecraft claims to have. Actual character advancement.
Instead of feeding trolls, try giving useful information on the topic so people like me don't need to ask questions and get your smart-ass comments in return.
Are you saying that Crimecraft is in the same category as those games you listed there? If so, why is it listed on this site -or- why are those games *not* listed on this site? If not, why would it even *be* competing with those games? Would it have at least one major difference that would set it apart? Maybe an MMO feature worth mentioning that would give it a place on this site?