"The Christmas period continues to be a trying time for one or two independent developers - and now a new report this week claims that US independent Factor 5 has closed.

According to a source speaking with IGN's Matt Cassamassina, the studio has shut its doors.

The developer, which worked on games such as Star Wars: Rogue Leader and PS3 game Lair - and was rumoured to be developing a Superman title for now-defunct publisher Brash - was just last week rumoured to have laid off a number o..."

Sayyed via www.developmag.com »

Factor 5 is certainly a hot topic at the moment, in case you didn't know. First there was an employee who voiced their concerns in a blog. These included late payment, poor health care and the scrapping of a long term project. That's not all, he also mentioned people getting the sack... before Santa comes this year.

A new source has come forward to anonymously point out it's all true, though the blogger has since removed the post and left their job. There was said to be 37 people sacked, p...

Dark Arcanine via www.edge-online.com »

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Before the Dreamcast went away, though, it did see a few milestones. 800,000 people found ..."

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