Telltale, THQ, and Sierra Entertainment, for example, spring to mind here.

But which studios jolt to mind whenever we think ofsecond chances?

Well, here are the five that call to us more than any other.

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A year later, LCG Entertainment acquired the majority of the assets and resurrected the Telltale Games brand.

Fast-forward several years, and the studio went on to announce the long-awaitedWolf Among Us 2.How’sthatfor a storybook ending?

all equally profitable IPs with lofty fan bases.

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Or, so THQ liked to think, anyway.

Shortly after the acquisition, Activision made the call to subtly remove the Sierra Entertainment link from the chain.

And now, who knows what’ll come of the brand, being under the Activision wing and all.

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But then, if it’s anywhere at all, then it’s somewhere in limbo.

Irrational Games

Surely you remember Irrational Games’Bioshock,right?

Then, maybe 2K Games’Bioshockwill ring a bell?

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What happened here, you ask?

Consequently, Lionhead Studios lost its drive, andFable Legendsphased out into blackness.

Therefore, Lionhead isn’t dead, per se, but mostly rebuilt…and with a different name.

Best Noir Games

Jord is acting Team Leader at gaming.net.

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