{"id":58324,"date":"2026-06-05T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58324"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:22:00","slug":"vertigo-games-announces-closure-of-its-amsterdam-vr-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58324","title":{"rendered":"Vertigo Games Announces Closure Of Its Amsterdam VR Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Its CEO explains that the VR market remains a challenging space.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2188110\/vertigo-games-closes-amsterdam-studio\/\" data-post-title=\"Vertigo Games announces closure of its Amsterdam VR studio\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2188110\">\n<picture id=\"p22aa49c00c101336d23bb08c1dbd5e48\">&#13;<source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/vertigo-games-announces-closure-of-its-amsterdam-vr-studio\/intro-1780661345.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">&#13;<source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/vertigo-games-announces-closure-of-its-amsterdam-vr-studio\/intro-1780661345.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/vertigo-games-announces-closure-of-its-amsterdam-vr-studio\/intro-1780661345.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2188110\/vertigo-games-closes-amsterdam-studio\/\" data-post-id=\"2188110\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"Vertigo Games announces closure of its Amsterdam VR studio: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"People working at Vertigo Games' studio\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Vertigo Games<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p>Vertigo Games is closing down Vertigo Studios Amsterdam. In an announcement posted on X, company CEO Richard Stitselaar explained that the &#8220;VR market remains a challenging space&#8221; and that it has made the difficult decision &#8220;after careful consideration.&#8221; The Amsterdam studio was founded as\u00a0Force Field Entertainment back in 2015 before it joined Vertigo Games in 2021.\u00a0Vertigo is part of the\u00a0Embracer Group, which had gone through severe financial issues in the past few years. As a result, it\u00a0laid off thousands of employees, sold one of its key properties (Gearbox Entertainment) at a fire-sale price and announced its split into three different publicly listed companies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear what will happen to Vertigo Studios Rotterdam. The company has two offices in the Netherlands, one in Amsterdam and one in Rotterdam, and employs 150 employees overall.\u00a0Vertigo Studios Amsterdam was founded by the same people who founded\u00a0Guerrilla Games, the developer behind <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em>. The Rotterdam studio, meanwhile, worked on the VR zombie survival franchise Arizona Sunshine.\u00a0Vertigo&#8217;s other virtual reality games include\u00a0<em>Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Star Trek: Bridge Crew<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2188110\/vertigo-games-closes-amsterdam-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its CEO explains that the VR market remains a challenging space. &#13;&#13;&#13; &#13; Vertigo Games Vertigo Games is closing down Vertigo Studios Amsterdam. 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