{"id":101194,"date":"2026-01-16T12:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2026\/01\/16\/malgre-le-succes-des-fourmis-le-studio-tower-five-oblige-de-fermer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:43:22","slug":"malgre-le-succes-des-fourmis-le-studio-tower-five-oblige-de-fermer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2026\/01\/16\/malgre-le-succes-des-fourmis-le-studio-tower-five-oblige-de-fermer\/","title":{"rendered":"Malgr\u00e9 le Succ\u00e8s des Fourmis, le Studio Tower Five Oblig\u00e9 de Fermer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"key-takeaways\"><h3>En quelques mots<\/h3><p>Cr\u00e9\u00e9 avec l&#039;IA - on travaille encore dessus ! D\u00e9sol\u00e9 si \u00e7a ne correspond pas tout \u00e0 fait \u00e0 vos attentes.<\/p><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Difficult\u00e9s financi\u00e8res ont entra\u00een\u00e9 la fermeture de Tower Five, malgr\u00e9 le succ\u00e8s et les critiques \u00e9logieuses de leur jeu, The Ants.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Tour cinq travaillait sur un jeu de tir futuriste gratuit appel\u00e9 Chargeurs, qui avait atteint la phase de test de jeu, mais n&#039;a pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 obtenir le financement n\u00e9cessaire pour poursuivre le d\u00e9veloppement.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Renaud Charpentier, cofondateur et directeur de jeu chez Tower Five, a exprim\u00e9 sa reconnaissance envers les talents et le travail acharn\u00e9 de leurs \u00e9quipes pour avoir livr\u00e9 un jeu visuellement impressionnant, ma\u00eetris\u00e9 le moteur Unreal Engine, \u00e9labor\u00e9 l&#039;un des meilleurs jeux de strat\u00e9gie sur consoles et re\u00e7u une nomination aux Ivor Novello Awards pour la direction sonore.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Bien que la fermeture des studios ait suscit\u00e9 l&#039;optimisme de Charpentier quant aux opportunit\u00e9s \u00e0 venir, celui-ci a sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 qu&#039;ils pourraient se retrouver \u00e0 nouveau dans le futur.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>Des difficult\u00e9s financi\u00e8res contraignent la fermeture de Tower Five, malgr\u00e9 le succ\u00e8s critique des Fourmis et le projet prometteur Loaders<\/h2>\n<p>Renaud Charpentier, cofondateur et directeur de jeu pour Les Fourmis, a annonc\u00e9 sur LinkedIn que le studio fran\u00e7ais de jeux vid\u00e9o Tower Five a ferm\u00e9 en raison de difficult\u00e9s financi\u00e8res, malgr\u00e9 le succ\u00e8s critique de Les Fourmis, sorti en novembre 2024. Avant sa fermeture, Tower Five d\u00e9veloppait Loaders, un jeu de tir futuriste gratuit en ligne mettant en sc\u00e8ne des combats de chars et du jeu d&rsquo;\u00e9quipe pour dix joueurs. Le jeu \u00e9tait parvenu \u00e0 la phase de test de jeu, indiquant qu&rsquo;il \u00e9tait bien avanc\u00e9 dans son d\u00e9veloppement. Malgr\u00e9 le succ\u00e8s de Les Fourmis (The Ants), qui a remport\u00e9 le prix d&rsquo;excellence visuelle lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie annuelle pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente des P\u00e9gases et constituait le premier grand succ\u00e8s de Microids, m\u00eame une importante mise \u00e0 jour de 2025 comme \u00ab\u00a0Swarm Together\u00a0\u00bb, qui ajoutait le mode coop\u00e9ratif et un nouveau contenu, n&rsquo;a pas pu garantir la poursuite des op\u00e9rations du studio. Charpentier a annonc\u00e9 sur LinkedIn que les tests de jeu pour Loaders seraient arr\u00eat\u00e9s, ainsi que toutes les activit\u00e9s de Tower Five, car il n&rsquo;\u00e9tait pas possible d&rsquo;obtenir le financement n\u00e9cessaire. Charpentier a utilis\u00e9 son message sur LinkedIn non seulement pour annoncer la fermeture mais aussi pour mettre en avant le talent de son \u00e9quipe.<\/p>\n<h2>Tower Five Takes Its Leave With Gratitude And Anticipation For Future Meetings<\/h2>\n<p>&gt; After eight amazing years\u2014starting from scratch, navigating through Covid, and hitting big with Empire of the Ants (Les Fourmis), plus starting Loaders\u2014we\u2019ve gotta wrap up this chapter. Right now, our top priority\u2019s helping the incredible team that made it all happen. If you\u2019re after talented, hardworking devs, these folks are your crew. They delivered one heck of a visually impressive game, mastered Unreal Engine like pros, crafted one of the best strategy games on consoles, and even got an Ivor Novello Award nomination for sound direction. Every member of Tower Five deserves a look, no matter what role you\u2019re hiring for. Give em a shout. &gt; &gt; Cheers for all the love and kind words, it really means a ton. It was an absolute blast meeting you all, collaborating with some of ya, and making amazing memories and awesome achievements together. The world\u2019s big, but this gaming industry\u2019s tiny. Bet we\u2019ll bump into each other again&#8230; somewhere unexpected for sure. Charpentier&rsquo;s message expresses gratitude for the support received during Tower Five&rsquo;s eight-year run and suggests optimism about future opportunities despite the studio&rsquo;s closure.<\/p>\n<h2>Au cas o\u00f9 vous l&rsquo;auriez manqu\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s avoir plong\u00e9 dans le monde complexe de \u00ab\u00a0Les Fourmis\u00a0\u00bb, vous pourriez \u00eatre curieux d&rsquo;en savoir plus sur l&rsquo;envers du d\u00e9cor qui a permis la cr\u00e9ation de ce jeu de strat\u00e9gie en temps r\u00e9el \u00e9poustouflant. Dans son article passionnant, \u00ab\u00a0The Ants: Microids reveals the manufacturing secrets of the game set in Fontainebleau Forest\u00a0\u00bb (publi\u00e9 le 18 avril 2025), l&rsquo;auteur Bruno Pferd nous emm\u00e8ne \u00e0 travers une vid\u00e9omaking-of d\u00e9taill\u00e9e qui r\u00e9v\u00e8le comment Tower Five et Microids ont combin\u00e9 la photogramm\u00e9trie avec Unreal Engine 5 pour recr\u00e9er fid\u00e8lement la for\u00eat de Fontainebleau. Ne manquez pas cette plong\u00e9e fascinante dans la cr\u00e9ation d&rsquo;un des jeux les plus acclam\u00e9s de l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re &#8211; regardez ici <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/04\/18\/les-fourmis-microids-devoile-les-secrets-de-la-fabrication-du-jeu-dans-la-foret-de-fontainebleau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Fourmis : Microids d\u00e9voile les secrets de la fabrication du jeu dans la for\u00eat de Fontainebleau<\/a>. Au fait, Carlos Mendoza vient tout juste de publier un guide complet sur les derni\u00e8res actualit\u00e9s d&rsquo;Anno 1800 avec son article du 17 juillet \u00ab\u00a0Ants: Big Update to Highlight Multiplayer Co-op\u00a0\u00bb. Publi\u00e9 il y a seulement un mois, cet article explore les importantes mises \u00e0 jour des modes coop\u00e9ratifs du studio Tower Five. Ne manquez pas les nouveaux d\u00e9fis et boosts de rejouabilit\u00e9 &#8211; lisez tout ici <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/07\/17\/mise-a-jour-importante-pour-mettre-en-valeur-le-multijoueur-coop-dans-ants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mise \u00e0 jour importante pour mettre en valeur le multijoueur coop dans Ants<\/a>. En parlant d&rsquo;excellence fran\u00e7aise dans le jeu vid\u00e9o, avez-vous entendu parler des derniers \u00e9v\u00e9nements de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie des P\u00e9gases ? Dans un rebondissement excitant, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown est reparti avec quatre victoires, dont celle du Meilleur Jeu Vid\u00e9o, lors de cette \u00e9dition 2025. Organis\u00e9e par Bruno Pferd le 7 mars 2025, la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie a \u00e9t\u00e9 une v\u00e9ritable c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise dans l&rsquo;industrie du jeu vid\u00e9o, avec d&rsquo;autres gagnants notables tels que Caravan SandWitch et Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. D\u00e9couvrez la liste compl\u00e8te des gagnants et plus de d\u00e9tails sur cette soir\u00e9e exceptionnelle ici <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/03\/07\/pegases-2025-le-triomphe-de-prince-of-persia-la-couronne-perdue-voici-les-autres-gagnants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P\u00e9gases 2025 : Le Triomphe de Prince of Persia : La Couronne Perdue, Voici les Autres Gagnants<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malgr\u00e9 leur adaptation r\u00e9ussie de jeu vid\u00e9o et les critiques positives, Tower Five, connu pour Les Fourmis, a d\u00fb arr\u00eater ses activit\u00e9s en raison d&rsquo;un manque de financement dans l&rsquo;industrie comp\u00e9titive du jeu vid\u00e9o, mettant en \u00e9vidence l&rsquo;importance du soutien financier fiable pour les studios 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