For several months, rumors of San Rafael-based development studio Factor 5's demise have spread across the Internet. According to reports, the programming powerhouse, best known for its cutting-edge ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There were layoffs and rumors of studio closings, but now it's finally confirmed. According to the company website, the San Rafael-based Factor 5 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The closing of Factor 5 today is sure to affect many developers and gamers. With the studio shuttered, I'd like to share my experiences with it as a ...

Factor 5’s canceled Superman game, codenamed Blue Steel, is one of gaming’s bigger “what ifs?” Despite looking like a promising action game, like an early version of Marvel’s Spider-Man but not ...

What could we see release under Factor 5 years after being defunct. There’s a ton of great video game development studios we wish was possible to see resurrected once again. One of those old studios ...

For the past few months, rumors have been floating about that Factor 5, the studio behind the ill-fated Lair on the PS3 (as well as much better titles like Rogue Squadron and Turrican) might be ...

Factor 5 earned plenty of goodwill from Star Wars fans with its Rogue Leader series across the Nintendo 64 and GameCube, but the studio planned to do more with the universe beyond those games. During ...

What's Santa putting in developer stockings this year? Unemployment, apparently. Following earlier rumors of a 50-percent cut in staff at Factor 5, internet murmuring now suggests that the Lair and ...