Mitch Gitelman, manager of FASA Studios has confirmed that today was the last day for operations and that half of their employees will transfer to Microsoft Gaming Studios and other positions within Microsoft.
It's still not known whether their latest release Shadowrun had anything to do with it, by all accounts it was a success regardless of it's criticisms. Fortunately it's intellectual properties were bought by Microsoft in 1999 so they may live on yet and benefit from a fresh start. Just to give you an idea of who they are, here's a small list of some of their most notable titles:
MechCommander
MechCommander Gold
MechCommander 2
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Shadowrun
I've been waiting for a Mechwarrior 5 for what seems like forever. Mechassault is a nice little diversion but I want a sim with a mechlab Maybe Microsoft will take the series in a new direction. Maybe just maybe, I'll get a MechCommander 3 and a Crimson Skies 2 as well.
I have only heard of most of these games. I have played Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and it was a really fun game. I am sure Microsoft will do something with the names.
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Maybe Microsoft will take the series in a new direction. Maybe just maybe, I'll get a MechCommander 3 and a Crimson Skies 2 as well. 
