18 Most WTF Gaming Industry Moments Of 2017

12. Visceral Studios Is Shut Down, Their Star Wars Game Gets "Overhauled"

Visceral Star Wars Game Footage
EA

One of the year's most heartbreaking news stories was the shock shuttering of EA-owned studio Visceral Games, most famous for their work on the Dead Space series.

This was especially surprising as Visceral were deep in development on a reportedly Uncharted-esque third-person Star Wars game, work on which has been shifted to another studio in order for it to be "retooled" with a greater focus on multiplayer elements.

Considering how intriguing the project was, and the great work Visceral has delivered over the years, this was yet another reason to hate EA in a year absolutely jam-packed with them.

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