Housemarque puts Stormdivers on ice in favour of new project

Given the ferocity of competition in the genre, this probably doesn't come as much of a surprise: but another battle royale has bitten the dust, and this time it's Housemarque's Stormdivers.

In a 25th anniversary post, the Finnish developer (known for arcade titles Nex Machina, Resogun and Super Stardust) explained it's now working on its "most ambitious and biggest game to date", and as a result, all other projects are being put on hold. It seems the unannounced title has been in progress for some time - three years, in fact - and has a team of nearly 80 people working on it.

"It is great that the whole company can come together to deliver this game, which will define the next evolution of Housemarque," says the post.

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