[an0n]

Originally posted by Singh
......cept, who's the Sathanas in this case? O_o

Karma.

Definitely a whole fleet-load of four-pronged, red-n-black, star destroying Karma.

With thousands of little Irony class fighters buzzing around trying to destroy the Cain.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
The thot plickens...

ROFL - I had to read that twice before I realized you spoonerisimed it.

[kasperl]

Originally posted by Turnsky
wow, interplay is dragging a lot of people down with it.

Yeah, and that is why I'm not so happy with this stuff.

[TheVirtu]

Wasn't Titus the other one that might have had the Freespace license too?

As you can tell, it seems like we're not the only gaming community praying that one of Interplay's licenses goes up for sale.

[TheVirtu]

Looks like it's over

nterplay essentially closes; employees wait to be paid

Interplay has essentially shut down, after moving equipment out of its Irvine headquarters over the weekend and putting it in storage. Herve Caen, its chief executive, is still counting on finding new funding to revive the forlorn game maker, known for titles such as "Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance."

Caen skipped a Wednesday meeting with the labor agency but later told investigators that he has kept payments current on medical insurance and 401-k plans for employees and anticipates money will come in soon to pay employees, said Dean Fryer, spokesman for the California Labor Commissioner.

If Interplay continues to shirk its responsibility to employees, the state can take the company to court to seek assets, Fryer said.

[kasperl]

Well, as far as I can see, Interplay  is as dead as a rock. They might go slowly, but they won't be publishing anything big for the next few years.

[Darkblade]

This means we won't be seeing those announced sequels for Descent and Kingpin.

[Knight Templar]

Gosh darn it all!

[Flaser]

Well I'm not one to beat the dead or be happy about the death of a developer, but considering their policies in the last year, I think it is for the best.

...unless they could ressurect the old "By Gamers, For Gamers" attitude - but if they ever did they wouldn't have gone on like this so this leaves us with...

...a finally beheaded company that has simply put - "gone wrong"

...a great mass of develpers who made games that sold thousands of copies and are uphold as great achievements of the industry - on the street, never the less people with such caliber do have potential - except for the janitor....well everybody can't be always happy.

[Gregster2k]

Interplay pushed too hard and melted down its moola---er...bfGREEN cannons.

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Darkblade
This means we won't be seeing those announced sequels for Descent and Kingpin.

like they woulda been any good anyway:p

but yeah, i wonder how many other publishers/developers are hanging around to pick up the pieces?

[Liberator]

That would be interesting to know what properties are being looked at.

[Fury]

The Truth Comes Out

[Knight Templar]

And when you see them holding a sign on the street corner, go out and buy them food, because you know if you give them the money, they'll just waste it on games like Britney Dance Dance Revolution 2!

[aldo_14]

Apparently Interplays latest hope is a Fallout MMORPG.

I'm sure you can see the inherent problem in a nigh-bankrupt companyn funding a persistent world game......

[karajorma]

Originally posted by aldo_14
I'm sure you can see the inherent problem in a nigh-bankrupt companyn funding a persistent world game......

And so will almost everyone they want to buy the game.

There only real hope is to give the game away for free and just charge for the server time. At least that way people won't feel as cheated if they fold after 2-3 months.


Some how I doubt that interplay will be smart enough to do that though.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by karajorma


And so will almost everyone they want to buy the game.

There only real hope is to give the game away for free and just charge for the server time. At least that way people won't feel as cheated if they fold after 2-3 months.


Some how I doubt that interplay will be smart enough to do that though.

I'd be surprised if they could afford to produce the game in the first place.........

[ionia23]

I understand that companies fail, but I wonder what it is about execs that make them so chickens*it that they won't be straight up with their own workers.

[Carl]

i'm the ghost of christmas past!

[Turnsky]

this is my opinion, but interplay died a long time ago, and what we've been seeing is just the mere husk of a once great publisher crumble.