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This morning the 23-year-old UK developer Blitz ceased trading, resulting in the loss of some 175 jobs. It's a sad end to one of the UK's most respected studios and, despite the hope that 50 jobs may be saved as part of a new company, a blow to British game development and in particular the Leamington developer community.
In a statement Blitz Games Studios co-founder and CEO Philip Oliver blamed the "global economic crisis" for the company's troubles, but the truth is much more complicated. Here, in an interview with Eurogamer conducted just a few hours after the Dizzy co-creator broke the bad news to his staff, Philip Oliver gives his side of the Blitz closure story.
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