Update: studio co-founder confirms closure

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Update 19/10: Despite attempts to find the studio a buyer, co-founder Christofer Sundberg has announced that Liquid Swords is closing. "I'm proud of our team and what we built," he writes, adding that former staff are "discussing continued support" for Samson.

Original article continues below.

Earlier this year, Swedish developer Liquid Swords released Samson , a GTA-ish, open world beat 'em up about dealing with debt, driving sturdy but battered cars, and saving your sister. It wasn't received all that well, including by us, notably because it was quite broken . While subsequent patches did seek to address those issues, it doesn't seem like it was quite enough, as the developer has gone bankrupt.

As reported by Swedish outlet Breakit (via Gametalk ), on October 12th the Stockholm District Court put out a bankruptcy order against the developer.…