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Factor 5 believed to have shut down

Following recent news of redundancies at Factor 5, sources suggest that the studio may have closed its doors entirely.

While there has been no official statement, Shacknews and IGN are both reporting that Factor 5 has closed, putting the remaining 38 developers out of work.

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Posted by Nicholas Lovell on December 18, 2008 · Filed under Closures, Factor 5, GameOverZone, Job Loss Tracker, Redundancies

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