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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: LAM3O on January 03, 2003, 10:47:13 pm

Title: Interplay for sale
Post by: LAM3O on January 03, 2003, 10:47:13 pm: The CEO of Titus has revealed the French publisher's intention to sell Interplay.

Financially troubled publisher Titus has revealed plans to sell Interplay, which it took over in August 2001. Interplay's Shiny studio was sold to Infogrames early last year for $47 million, a figure largely based on the fact that Shiny is developing Enter the Matrix. While Infogrames doesn't have many current hit franchises to lean on besides Baldur's Gate, Titus doesn't plan to let Interplay go in a fire sale. In the French business newspaper Les Echos, Titus CEO Hervé Caen recently said, "Our priority is to sell Interplay for a good return."

Interplay has produced many classic games over the years, but it has had fewer major releases of late. Its biggest recent game is Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, which shipped for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. There's also an upcoming PC role-playing game, Lionheart, in development at Reflexive Entertainment, and it's due out this spring. Vivendi Universal currently handles the distribution of all Interplay products.
Title: Looks like Interplay is for sale......again
Post by: JR2000Z on January 04, 2003, 01:14:11 am: Titus owned Interplay for only four months and already this (http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2907938,00.html) happens.

C'mon THQ. Buy 'em!
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 04, 2003, 01:17:47 am: *looks at freespce general forum*
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remember how THQ didn't even remember about FS2? or was that Interplay? I'm sooo confused. I think My heads Gonna EXPLODE!!!!!! :shaking:
Title: Looks like Interplay is for sale......again
Post by: JR2000Z on January 04, 2003, 01:20:58 am: Shoot. Didn't see that thread. Oh well, I can't delete this one.

Now that's another thing I want to talk about.... :rolleyes:
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Post by: Blue Lion on January 04, 2003, 01:32:23 am: I've got some spare cash lying around, how much is Interplay actually worth?

30 bucks?
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Post by: Stryke 9 on January 04, 2003, 01:33:45 am: Now... say Interplay cost, oh, $1,500,000 at the time of first sale. Surely, it must depreciate significantly (in the hundreds of thousands) every time it's sold- particularly if the companies keep some licenses and staff. So, we wait about three more sales, set up the HLP funds, get rights not only to FS3 but Fallout 3. Build an army of game addicts with the lure of the two combined, train them for combat with FPSes and cheap strats, take over the world. Get the best proggers and graphics guys in the world to make them for us, and then leave me in charge. Everyone's happy!:D
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 04, 2003, 01:36:30 am: Count me in

*pitches in $13.78*
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Post by: Fetty on January 04, 2003, 02:47:31 am: *throws in 20 bucks on the pile*
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Post by: Ulundel on January 04, 2003, 03:56:41 am: I've got...60 bucks. :D
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Post by: 01010 on January 04, 2003, 04:04:18 am: I got three fiddy
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Post by: Dr.Zer0 on January 04, 2003, 04:31:33 am: I got $140, highest bid :D :ha:
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Post by: Turnsky on January 04, 2003, 04:37:38 am: will pocket lint help?
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Post by: Killfrenzy on January 04, 2003, 04:41:10 am: How much money does the FS community have between us? :D
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Post by: Setekh on January 04, 2003, 04:58:22 am: Threads merged. :)
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Post by: beatspete on January 04, 2003, 08:39:56 am: I've got a lottery ticket for tonight, you can have that in the chance that it wins £9,000,000.
Title: Looks like Interplay is for sale......again
Post by: Vertigo1 on January 04, 2003, 09:55:36 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
remember how THQ didn't even remember about FS2? or was that Interplay? I'm sooo confused. I think My heads Gonna EXPLODE!!!!!! :shaking:

In all fairness, you can't really expect them to remember EVERY game Interplay has published.
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Post by: Turnsky on January 04, 2003, 10:42:34 pm: only the good ones :D
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Post by: Bobboau on January 04, 2003, 10:45:59 pm: I've got $2,400 I've been saveing for a new computer
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Post by: Setekh on January 04, 2003, 11:04:15 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Bobboau
I've got $2,400 I've been saveing for a new computer

USD? Damn, you could get a nice kit with that!
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Post by: IncendiaryLemon on January 05, 2003, 12:19:41 am: You add the pool of cash from the, afformentioned, fallout 3 people we could get it two sales down the line instead of three.

oh and my twenty is in the pool
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Post by: Alikchi on January 05, 2003, 12:20:32 am: $70
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 05, 2003, 12:21:37 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh

USD? Damn, you could get a nice kit with that!

Or 1/10th of Interplay :D
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Post by: Anaz on January 05, 2003, 12:33:50 am: I think I have $200 USD some...
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Post by: demon442 on January 05, 2003, 12:44:28 am: I've got $300 in.
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Post by: TheVirtu on January 05, 2003, 01:02:35 am: 10 dollar! :P
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 05, 2003, 01:17:59 am: $3247.28

we can't be too far off now. C'mon brotha's, dig deep!
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Post by: Midnight Mercenary on January 05, 2003, 01:25:17 am: another $300 US...
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Post by: lobsterclaw on January 05, 2003, 01:45:29 am: lesse....i got $12.84 USD and 2 of those minty things that some restaurants give you when your done with dinner
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Post by: Fetty on January 05, 2003, 03:38:52 am: so whos gona ask em how much interplay costs ?
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Post by: Ulundel on January 05, 2003, 04:06:05 am: Why the whole Interplay? Just those Freespace rights maybe...
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Post by: diamondgeezer on January 05, 2003, 06:04:32 am: *checks wallet*

Erm... I have six pence to donate :sigh:
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Post by: Vertigo1 on January 05, 2003, 02:02:14 pm: Well, I've got a year's supply of rubbers to donate. :D
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Post by: LtNarol on January 05, 2003, 02:14:15 pm: *Digs through pockets*

21.73 USD, a whole wad of chinese money (probably worth all of $2), magnet (don't ask), and a bunch of twist ties (again, don't ask).
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Post by: Stryke 9 on January 05, 2003, 02:16:33 pm: $40. Saving for a new copy of Ray Dream, which is a bit of a priority, but after that I should have an odd job for about $40.
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Post by: Blue Lion on January 05, 2003, 02:24:29 pm: *checks*

$2365.89
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Post by: Solatar on January 05, 2003, 03:13:05 pm: $20, and one of those dollar bills with the "Where's George?" stuff on it. *digs deeper* A lego, half eaten candy cane, dirt, a penny, and some candy wrappers.
Title: Whooopie!!!
Post by: SKYNET-011 on January 05, 2003, 03:14:19 pm: One MILLION dollars! :drevil:
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Post by: SKYNET-011 on January 05, 2003, 03:15:49 pm: Or how about...

A BRAND NEW CAR!!!

You could sell it! :D
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Post by: Stryke 9 on January 05, 2003, 03:20:12 pm: I could probably get $50 at the scrapyards for the little pieces of my microwave array that are around... but I'm kinda partial to them.
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Post by: beatspete on January 05, 2003, 04:17:05 pm: Well, i didnt win anything. Woo. But you can have the ticket, maybee you'll get some money if you take the little bit of paper to be recycled.

oooo! We could have a sponsored walk or something. Yeah.

never mind :blah:
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Post by: SKYNET-011 on January 05, 2003, 06:11:39 pm: C'mon guys! We need the rights to Freespace!

That way, we can make an OFFICIAL mod! :D -OXYMORON
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Post by: Cuttenslise on January 06, 2003, 09:39:49 am: I can donate a Skaven Doomwheel, a load of blank CD-R's, some floppy disks and an Athlon 1800+ XP processor, and 300,000 Marriott Points.

Oh, and about £20 and a few pence. (About $30) :)
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Post by: Nico on January 06, 2003, 10:25:04 am: Quote
Originally posted by Cuttenslise
I can donate a Skaven Doomwheel

I would take this one if you don't mind :D
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Post by: Grey Wolf on January 06, 2003, 03:43:32 pm: My $400 is MINE! You cannot have it :p
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Post by: kode on January 06, 2003, 03:50:14 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Grey Wolf 2009
My $400 is MINE! You cannot have it :p

not even for a freespace3?
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Post by: Turnsky on January 06, 2003, 03:52:24 pm: would a flux capicto..... HEY! how'd that get in there? :nervous:
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Post by: SKYNET-011 on January 06, 2003, 05:11:07 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Turnsky
would a flux capicto..... HEY! how'd that get in there? :nervous:

Ooooh, Flux Capacitor! Is that it?

GIMME!:D
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Post by: Turnsky on January 06, 2003, 05:21:07 pm: lemme see what other junk i could sell,

Creation engine, few beam cannons, boxes marked "headz" , few sacks market "headz", knives, sharp sticks, shivan eyeballs,
fake gold bullion, fusion reactors, DoomVac, and some pocket lint.
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Post by: Grey Wolf on January 06, 2003, 05:30:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by kode

not even for a freespace3?
Nope. It's going for a working comp :p
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Post by: CP5670 on January 06, 2003, 06:04:16 pm: about $200 here; saving up to buy some math books
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 06, 2003, 06:18:50 pm: damnit man.. why not just steal some? See it'd be the perfect crime...

"Today in rockville, the local skool daze was broken into. No money was stolen, although it was reported that 17 advanced mathmatics books were stolen. Phsycologists are on the scene, wondering what kind of sick **** would steal math books. more to come at 7."