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Closed game studio returns to un-live service its game with community servers before shutdown: 'We don't believe Deceive Inc. should quietly disappear'

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Deceive Inc.
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Deceive Inc.
Genres · fps, indie, tactical
Release · Mar 21, 2023
Developer · Sweet Bandits Studios
Xbox Series X|SPCPS5
4 articles 10 writers 2 reviews
Game Studio
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Game Studio
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1986–2026
Latest · Echoes of Aincrad
Top genres · rpg, adventure, puzzle
95 articles 63 writers 10 games
SERIESCompared
Inc.
Active · 2012–2026
Latest · Rebel Inc.
Top genres · strategy, simulation, indie
47 articles 44 writers 6 games
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