Devs behind Obscure series closed

I love to be scared - the anxiety, the adrenaline. Whether its being enveloped by a good book, teetering on the edge of my seat in the theatre or plunging head-first into the world of survival horror, I want to be there.

Hydravision, the French studio behind games such as the Obscure series, has closed its doors for good.

The company, which developed video games for both consoles and PC, was located in Lille, France had worked on more than 15 games on seven different platforms.  Hydravision was responsible for games such as Obscure, Obscure 2 (Obscure – The Aftermath) and Alone in the Dark (the newer title).  Obscure D, which was in development, has been cancelled, hopefully to be picked up by another developer.

The last update from the company’s website was from May of this year.  Here’s hoping that everyone affected by the closure can find work again soon.

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  • petrol

    NOOO! I loved the Obscure series! :(
    Hopefully, like you said, Obscure D will be picked up by another dev…
    *cries in corner*

  • http://www.facebook.com/dimitri.theodosakis Dimitri Theodosakis

    R.I.P. Obscure Series I Found Out About Obscure D I Hope Capcom Pick Up
    Obscure 1, 2 Inf Time Better Then Crap resident evil 4, resident evil 5, resident evil 6.

    • http://www.facebook.com/lineker.moraes.9 Lineker Moraes ReaperWindrunne

      Capcom? Do you want you beloved series to be destroyed? If no, don’t ask for such a thing…

    • ariessiren

      obscure better than RE4? yeah clearly your just a pissed off fanboy or have some seriously low standards. thats insulting

  • ariessiren

    obscure were low budget titles with awful acting, terrible gameplay and even worse presentation and music. i hope they find work also but lets not be fake, the obscure games are terrible and no one will miss them. lets get real here

  • Henrikm

    I liked them well enough it was fun two control atleast 2 of the choosen main cast,while it had the option for co-op I never got the chance to play that.

    I guess the upcoming
    Until Dawn migth continue the teen-slasher video game genre as Obscure was,however Iam not sure I like the ps move util on that game.

  • http://twitter.com/brettclaxton Brett Claxton

    Aww I loved the Obscure series.

    For budget games they were great and the co-op was a lot of fun.