Hermen Hulst Archives : Seasoned Gaming

PlayStation Announces Layoffs at Bungie and SIE

25

Jun

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PlayStation Announces Layoffs at Bungie and SIE

In a formal announcement and internal memo to the teams at Sony Interactive Entertainment, CEO of the Studio Business Group at PlayStation, Hermen Hulst, announced a reduction in force at Bungie and partner studios within SIE. While a specific number of affected employees wasn't clarified, estimates put it between 200-500…

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Report : PlayStation has Closed Bluepoint Games

20

Feb

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Report : PlayStation has Closed Bluepoint Games

In a very surprising turn, Jason Schreier at Bloomberg has reported that PlayStation has shut down Bluepoint Games. Founded in 2006 and well known for their Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls remakes, the studio was acquired by PlayStation in 2021. Over the last few years, it was reported…

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PlayStation Shuts Down Concord Developer Firewalk Studios

29

Oct

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PlayStation Shuts Down Concord Developer Firewalk Studios

After a disastrous launch and sales that were reportedly way below expectations, PlayStation pulled Concord offline after just two-weeks. As we and other outlets have speculated, we had hoped to see it return in some form. After all, we really liked the game. Sadly, that will not be the case.…

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Hermen Hulst Named Head of SIE Worldwide Studios, Replacing Shuhei Yoshida

07

Nov

By Seasoned Gaming

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Hermen Hulst Named Head of SIE Worldwide Studios, Replacing Shuhei Yoshida

The shake up within PlayStation continues as new CEO Jim Ryan announced that Hermen Hulst of Guerilla Games will take over the role of Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios. Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, Ryan had the following to say: "Hermen is one of the most effective and well-respected leaders in the…

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