In an interview with GI.biz, FASA Interactive founder Jordan Weisman claims that Microsoft, essentially, destroyed their ‘development culture’. Microsoft bought the house that built Mechwarrior back in 1999 and acquired all of its intellectual property. The studio was closed in 2007 after making the flop known as Shadowrun. Take a look at the full interview, its a very interesting read.
Via GI.biz