Groupe I.C.E. suspends game development activities
News | 01/23/2002 5:00 am EST
| Veteran Montreal video game firm Groupe I.C.E. has put its video game development section on a three- to five-month hiatus as it reacts to important marketplace changes. The company, known for popular edu-tainment CD-ROM game titles such as Land of the Magic Stones and Adiboo, develops exclusively for the personal computer market, which spokesperson Ron Vaillancourt says is in decline when compared with titles for the console audience. To compete, Vaillancourt says the company took the strong measure of laying off 31 developers and graphic designers while a core staff researches the console market for opportunities.
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