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		<title>Activision&#8217;s Hirshberg: Shrinking Racing Genre Killed Bizarre Creations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking with Joystiq yesterday, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg commented that it was the shrinking racing genre that killed Bizarre Creations, as racing was the studio's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hirshberg: Shrinking genre killed Bizarre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that the demise of UK studio Bizarre Creations was down to changing market conditions rather than any mistakes on the part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bizarre Farewell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 19:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three senior figures at Bizarre Creations help us pick through the issues surrounding the studio's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bizarre staff recall Activision closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many had braced themselves for a bump, it seems few were prepared for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activision Takeover Shifted Studio Culture At Bizarre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of senior staff members from the now-defunct Bizarre Creations recently sat down and talked to Next Gen about Activision's management of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bizarre staff speak out on closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former staff at the now shuttered Bizarre Creations have revealed the working conditions at the studio while under Activision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game News: Did Activision kill Bizarre Creations?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Bizarre Creations closed its doors on February 18 this year, many gamers blamed Activision for the studio's [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When Bizarre Creations closed its doors on February 18 this year, many gamers blamed Activision for the studio's death.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bizarre talks negative Activision influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Bizarre Creations senior staff have revealed how the now-defunct studio changed for the worse while under Activision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bizarre Creations Staff Speak Out On Closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior staff reveal Activision's excessively hands-on approach, Blur regrets and the chance to buy the studio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game News Flash: Bizarre Creations&#8217; culture and creativity was crushed by Activision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking in Edge Magazine this month, Sarah Chudley, former Commercial Director for Bizarre Creations, noted how the developer's office culture changed significantly once Activision got [...]]]></description>
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