Zipper Interactive closes its doors

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;lachicagamer&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;03&sol;zipper&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"548" height&equals;"240" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Today Sony confirmed what was <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;rumor-socom-developer-canned&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">previously rumored last week<&sol;a> and officially closed the doors of Zipper Interactive&period; Representatives from Sony <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gameinformer&period;com&sol;b&sol;news&sol;archive&sol;2012&sol;03&sol;30&sol;sony-closes-zipper-interactive&period;aspx" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">notified Game Informer<&sol;a> of this news with the following statement&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The closure is a result of a normal cycle of resource re-alignment within SCE WWS&period; Zipper has completed all work associated with its most recent project&comma; Unit 13 for PlayStation Vita&period; Zipper titles MAG&comma; SOCOM 4 and Unit 13 will continue to be supported&comma; including the new Daily Challenges in Unit 13&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <em>SOCOM<&sol;em> developer had 80 employees at the time of closing&comma; and we here at BagoGames hope they all find work soon&period; Be sure to leave your responses to this upsetting news below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gameinformer&period;com&sol;b&sol;news&sol;archive&sol;2012&sol;03&sol;30&sol;sony-closes-zipper-interactive&period;aspx" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Game Informer<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;