2012 has been a bittersweet year for the video game industry. While the industry has long been seen as something of an invincible Juggernaut,this last year has seen a record number of studio closures and diminishing returns on some of the gaming industry’s most successful franchises. With the doors being shuttered on studios such as Hudson Soft, Sony Liverpool, 38 Studios, and Psygnosis shuttered over the past year, 2012 has seen both new and old studios alike surrender to the hardships of the battered economy. While this year has certainly had it’s share of downs, we’ve still had some very positive things come out of the year. We’ll fondly be able to look back on 2012 as a year full of some excellent video…
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