EOC developer is no more...

This morning the entire staff of nearly 40 people at Argonaut Sheffield (formerly Particle Systems) - including me - were laid off / made redundant, and the studio closed down. Our parent company is in financial difficulties and had already shed 55 jobs at its London office.

It's not a tremendous shock - I realised a while ago that it could happen, but it's still an upsetting time.

I'll still however be as big an I-War fan as all of you are, and I'll continue to post on this and the Atari I-War forums. I'll remain an active member of the community and still endeavour to answer your queries as best I can.

And there WILL be more paper models from me. I'll probably have a bit more time to make them now. <rolls eyes>

I wish to thank you all for your loyalty and support over the years, it really makes producing the games seem more worthwhile.

-- Steve
Stephen Robertson
I-War series co-designer.

Thanks Stephen. You've been such a valuable part of the community and always a tremendous help, particularly to me with my EoC modding book in the works.

Sorry to hear about the closure. But an experienced developer like you should have no trouble finding a new place to call home. Best of luck.

With the Star Wars mod about to go beta (and get a name, finally) I'm bound to start working on the book again, so I'm glad to hear that you'll still be around. I would say that a thanks to you would be in order, for your loyalty and support to the fan community.

So just relax and enjoy making some new paper models for a while. I'm sure you'll be back on top in no time.

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I'm very, very sorry to hear that Steve. I got the impression you had great fondness for Particle Systems/Argonaut Sheffield and what they accomplished.

PS/AS will be sorely missed. This industry really needed imaginative and quality products (and I'm not just speaking of the I-War series... the latest release, Powerdrome, is great also).

A don't think a person of your talents and dedication will stay unemployed for very long.

Should you ever need references from rabid fans you've got mine.

I echo all the sentiments here Stephen. An excellent innings mate with a sincere wish your talents find a home worthy of you.

Best of luck!

Soup'