| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2018 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Gaming |
| Collapse type | Silent Shutdown |
| Founder | Jeremy Gaffney |
Carbine Studios (WildStar)
"The ex-Blizzard studio that built WildStar to challenge World of Warcraft — shut down by NCSoft when subscriber numbers never recovered from the launch window"
Quiet closure with no public announcement
Key Events Timeline
Carbine Studios was founded in 2010 by veterans of Blizzard Entertainment as a subsidiary of NCSoft (the Korean MMO publisher behind Guild Wars and City of Heroes).
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