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By: Dale Dietrich

Posted on July 11, 2005October 29, 2006 by Dale Dietrich

Ontario’s Hip Interactive to Cease Operations

Bad times hit Canadian game publisher as solution for economic woes eludes them.

Sources: Gamespot | Gamasutra | TeamXbox | Softpedia | CNW | IGN

CategoriesCanadian Developers, Struggling Firms

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