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Airtight Games Quietly Shutters Its Doors

Ben-Dutka 6 Comments

Although it isn't official, Geekwire reports that studio Airtight Games is no more.

There's a picture that apparently confirms the closing of the Redmond, Washington office, which brings the team's 10-year run to a close. The company cut 14 jobs in April, which was described as a "necessary restructuring," and they also revealed they were trying to find partners for future projects.

Well, it seems all of that has fallen through, and only a month after the developer released the anticipated Murdered: Soul Suspect . The game didn't quite live up to expectations and sales were low, which obviously contributed to the demise of Airtight. The studio was also responsible for 2010's ill-received Dark Void and the much better Quantum Conundrum in 2012, a new puzzler from Portal 2 designer Kim Swift.

This industry is rough. Either you keep coming with the gems, or you'll eventually have to call it a day.

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Quantum Conundrum: Bend The Laws Of Physics This Summer

Ben-Dutka 5 Comments

Know what's better than the uber-vague "TBA 2012" launch window? A "Summer 2012" launch window.

No, we still don't have an exact date but at least it's narrowed down. As revealed at the Square Enix Members site , Airtight Games' Quantum Conundrum is now slated to arrive this summer on the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and PC digital services.

Featuring a concept and design by former Valve staffer Kim Swift, this new puzzle-based adventure involves Professor Quadwrangle's crazy mansion where the rules of physics take a backseat to creativity and imagination. Only the Inter-Dimensional Shift Device can help you fiddle with those rules and allow you to advance; maybe turning everything "fluffy" will be the answer. It's a great idea and certainly reminds us of the Portal games, which we absolutely love.

We just hope Quantum Conundrum gets enough attention. These days, lesser-budget titles – especially puzzle-based ones – don't exactly burn up the sales charts. But hey, Portal fans should be intrigued, and unless we miss our guess, that's a big group.

Related Game(s): Quantum Conundrum

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Quantum Conundrum: Portal Fans Are Gonna Love It

Ben-Dutka 9 Comments

If you loved the Portal games (who didn't?), you should definitely pay attention.

Airtight Games and ex-Portal designer Kim Swift are currently working on Quantum Conundrum , a downloadable title that focuses on puzzle-based first-person gameplay…sound familiar?

Swift leads us through an 8-minute walkthrough of the gameplay and as you can see, this game features much of the complexity we found in Portal and Portal 2 . There are laser beams that need bypassing, switches that need pressing, and objects that need getting. The different dimensions – like the one that makes everything "fluffy" – lies at the core of the experience.