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It's game over for Relentless Software as the Buzz! developer announces it's shutting down.
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Buzz! developer Relentless Software closes down

It's game over for Relentless Software as the Buzz! developer announces it's shutting down.
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Published: Aug 8, 2016 08:31 am

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Relentless Software, the developer best known for the virtual game show series Buzz! has shut its doors.  

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The company’s founder Andrew Eades confirmed the news via Gamesindustry.biz, saying that the Brighton-based developer was letting go of all it’s employees effective immediately.  

Buzz! launched in 2005 and became something of a sensation for the developer, with the series spawning 18 games in total across the PS2, PS3 and PSP systems. The series innovated with the inclusion of buzzers – specialized controllers featuring different colored buttons that corresponded to the on-screen answers.

Buzz!: The Big Quiz, the second entry in the series, netted the studio a BAFTA award for Best Social and Casual Game in 2006, and the series boasts lifetime sales in excess of 10 million copies. 

In 2009 Relentless released its first self-published title, the episodic murder mystery adventure Blue Toad Murder Files. 

The closure is something of a surprise given the recent announcement of the company’s plans to expand to Wales. The Pontypridd studio, funded in part by the Welsh government, was expected to create 70 new jobs.

 

 

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Games Journalism and PR student at Staffordshire University. Loves gaming, cats and collecting all manner of Tomb Raider memorabilia. Yes, I do own Lara Croft socks...