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It apparently happened several months ago but today Square Enix Europe CEO Phil Rogers admitted publiclly that the publisher shut down their development studio Eidos Hungary. The team, which was acquired when Square Enix bought Eidos a year ago, is best known for developing the WWII action-RTS games Battlestations Midway and its sequel Battlestations Pacific.

Develop Online chatted with Rogers who stated, "We took the decision back in October" to close the developer. He added, "We were pleased with Eidos Hungary but I think we realised that to be first or best in the RTS genre was going to be really challenging. It wasn't necessarily something we were going to win." He added that they are not moving forward with more games in the Battlestations series.

Eidos Studios - Hungary has released the first teaser trailer for Battlestations: Pacific, the developer's forthcoming dogfight title. The trailer is well-done, properly conveying a sense of ominous tidings as the Japanese narrator talks about... Well, he talks about bombings and other war-related matters. That's what we've been able to deduce from the teaser, anyway. The trailer is of high quality, but if you want a script translation, you'll have to register on the company's website.

Download the Battlestations: Pacific trailer from Big Download.