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Blur is a 2010 arcade style street racing game featuring power-ups, speed boosts, and online multiplayer made for Windows, PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360[1], but was discontinued in 2011, when the game studio behind Blur (Bizarre Creations) was shut down by Activision[2]. Blur is currently off sale.[3] Blur servers were brought back online in 2023.[4]

Background

All platforms gave Blur favourable reviews.[5] Sales for Blur in the USA were 31,000 in 5 days[6] and 500,000 when it was discontinued.[7] A sequel was planned but due to Activision ending Bizarre Creation that project went abandoned and never finished.[8] Although a free-to-play spin off was released in 2013.[9]

Discontinuation Notice

Activision' statement:

Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations, the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we made a substantial investment in creating a new IP, Blur, it did not find a commercial audience. Bizarre is a very talented team of developers; however, because of the broader economic factors impacting the market, we are exploring our options regarding the future of the studio, including a potential sale of the business.[10]

Consumer response

The consumer response to Activision discontinuing Blur was of disappointment.[11] People saw huge hopes for the IP and as so they made new unofficial servers in replacement[12] and the game is hard to find, but through abandonware sites (which might be legally in a grey zone) the game can still be obtained for PC.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blur". GameSpot. Retrieved 21 Nov 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Updated: Activision shutting down Bizarre and Budcat studios?". PCGamer. 16 Nov 2010. Retrieved 21 Nov 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "How can I buy this game legally?". Steam. 18 Nov 2018. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  4. ↑ "Steam thread". Steam. 19 Jan 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  5. ↑ "GameFAQs reviews for blur". GameFAQs. 2025-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  6. ↑ "Activison: Blur was not a failure". 2025-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  7. ↑ "Article clipping from The Independent". 2025-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Blur 2". IGDB. 2025-11-23. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  9. ↑ "Blur Overdrive". 4PDA. 2013-11-1. Retrieved 2025-11-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ↑ "Activision Looking To Close Or Sell Bizarre Creations". WorthPlaying. 16 Nov 2010. Retrieved 21 Nov 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Reddit thread". Reddit. 2025-12-26. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  12. ↑ "Amax Emu". Amax Emu. 2025-12-26. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
  13. ↑ "Download Blur (Windows)". Myabandonware. 2025-12-26. Retrieved 2025-12-26.
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