SOE Studio Closures and Layoffs, "The Agency" MMO Cancelled

Apparently, things are going down with Sony Online Entertainment studios and games, one of which being The Agency, which had been announced at E3 a few years ago. That's not the only thing that's been going on, though!

Stated by Joystiq, they noticed that tweets were coming from George Broussard's Twitter regarding closures and layoffs at SOE. As far as we're told, Seatle, Tucson, and Denver have definitely shut down, but the Austin studio is still up. The only problem there is that half of the staff have been let go.

SOE has stated that due to these actions they have "focus development resources on delivering two new MMOs based on its renowned PlanetSide and EverQuest properties, while also maintaining its current portfolio of online games."

Tony Hawk Series Discontinued for 2011

Following the news of Guitar Hero and True Crime: Hong Kong being killed it appears that even the legendary Tony Hawk isn't safe from the chopping block. Activision will publish no Skateboarding games in 2011 which means that the "Ride" peripheral will now do nothing more than take up space in your closet. This news comes a week after the announcement that Tony Hawk: Shred outsold more than Ubisoft's Shaun White's Skateboarding.