Finish of line for Onoma

Sq. Enix Montreal, which just lately modified its title to Onoma, has introduced that it’s to close down service for 4 of its cellular titles. The quartet of video games will formally finish service on January 4, 2023, forward of the studio’s introduced closure.

Hitman Sniper: The Shadows; Deus EX GO; Enviornment Battle Champions; and Area Invaders: Hidden Heroes will likely be faraway from the iOS App Retailer and the Android Retailer on December 1. Moreover, all in-game purchases have been suspended. On January 4, all 4 titles will likely be rendered unplayable. No refunds will likely be issued for the preliminary sport buy or any DLC downloads.

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— Onoma (@StudioOnoma) November 22, 2022

Sq. Enix Montreal, based again in 2011, was principally targeted on the creation of cellular and free-to-play titles, discovering a small however devoted viewers with its GO technique sequence, which utilized well-known IPs comparable to Hitman, Tomb Raider, and Deus Ex. The studio was picked up earlier this 12 months as a part of a transaction that noticed holding firm Embracer Group purchase a lot of Sq. Enix’ western subsidiaries, together with studios Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, together with their respective IPs.

Quickly after, it was introduced that Sq. Enix Montreal was rebranding as Onoma, which appeared to sign a brand new lease of life for the corporate. Nonetheless, in a surprising flip of occasions, the studio’s closure was introduced mere weeks later.