Vancouver-based studio United Front Games, developer of Sleeping Dogs, ModNation Racers and Disney Infinity 3 .0's Marvel Battlegrounds, appears to be closing down.



Smash + Grab removed from Steam an hour ago. RIP United Front Games pic.twitter.com/qyYwkjr8O6 — Wario64 (@Wario64) October 18, 2016



Currently mourning the best job I've ever had, and the most wonderful team I've ever worked with.



The end of a great era.



Goodbye, UFG. — SCAREless Jen (@Scarlettjen) October 18, 2016

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The initial leaks began to surface on Twitter and NeoGAF , where several users were reporting the studio shuttering its doors. This was soon corroborated when Smash + Grab, the studio's current project, was removed from Steam just after a promotional free weekend.Jen Timms, producer for United Front Games, also tweeted out that she was "currently mourning the best job [she's] ever had."We have reached out for confirmation and comment from United Front Games.

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