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Offline Stryke 9

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Well since everyone and the mother seems to have an inside source reporting something we figured we might as well jump on the bandwagon. A reliable source inside Westwood Studios let us know that 30 people from their Las Vegas studio have been given the axe - - and these aren't just mid-level developers either, these are the big boys - some of the original C&C developers. Our source also tells us that Brett Sperry has left the building. Apparently room is being made for EA to move some people in. Co-founder Louis Castle isn't too happy about this move on EA's part even through a number of developers inside the company would like to blame him for it. Our source was also very candid about a few mid-level developers within Westwood who are apparently making a power play -- and have saved their own jobs in the midst of this massive cutback. This entire report is unconfirmed by both Westwood Studios and Electronic Arts -- if this is true it could be very bad for C&C fans....  

Source: Voodoo Extreme


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Offline Unknown Target

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FINALLY! Maybe they'll make something besides a C&C rehash!

 

Offline Stryke 9

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No, it's an EA buyout. Nothing decent. But EA's not a problem to anyone but the sucky gamemakers, different market, you see...

 

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but i liked C&C....:doh:

 

Offline Stryke 9

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Which? Original or overhyped sequel number #358?

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Hm, I don't think I ever bought any Westwood games so... :p
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
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i prefered C&C Tiberian Sun and its expansion Firestorm, now those two rocked.

 

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Dunno. I quite like Tiberian Sun and Red Alert. Can't say about RA2 though, haven't played it.

But yeah, the series could at least use a serious facelift.
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Offline CP5670

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The first C&C was incredible and RA was pretty good, but the rest kinda sucked in comparison IMHO.

 

Offline Ulundel

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I have almost the whole collection starting with Tiberian Dawn. :D  C&C rocks! :nod:

 

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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
I have almost the whole collection starting with Tiberian Dawn. :D  C&C rocks! :nod:

And I seriously can't understand how someone can be happy because people are fired. They would sure be happy to hear about  that :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
I have almost the whole collection starting with Tiberian Dawn.  C&C rocks!


And I seriously can't understand how someone can be happy because people are fired. They would sure be happy to hear about  that :rolleyes: [/B]


And I don't understand at which point Ten implies, that he's happy about guys at Westwood being fired.

Or did you want to quote just for fun?
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Originally posted by venom2506

And I seriously can't understand how someone can be happy because people are fired. They would sure be happy to hear about  that :rolleyes:


I'm not happy that people are being fired. I'm happy that Westwood might have to actually get off its collective ass and create something new for once. How many ripoffs of Dune2 do we need?
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And I don't understand at which point Ten implies, that he's happy about guys at Westwood being fired.

Or did you want to quote just for fun?
sorry, quoted the wrong post lol, I wanted to Quote stryke9 :p
« Last Edit: March 22, 2002, 07:19:46 pm by 83 »
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Originally posted by mikhael


I'm not happy that people are being fired. I'm happy that Westwood might have to actually get off its collective ass and create something new for once. How many ripoffs of Dune2 do we need?

you don't but people love this series, so why should they stop just because some people don't care? I don't want the c&c series to be stopped, not until the whole plot is released.
Who wouldn't want to see a 3rd FS3, mmh?

I make the count: 2 C&C, 2 RA, 3 Dune. I don't see what's wrong there, go complain about Ultima or Roger Wilco :p
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:(! C&C was my pride and joy. They didnt seel out to the 3ders and kept solid gameplay.
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Offline Stryke 9

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Venom: Way off. I've gotten spam for four separate C&Cs alone (For future reference, Red Alert IS C&C, in essence; Dune is enough the same that it goes in the category, too, though I didn't count those here), and I've only been getting spammed by them since I bought Dune 2000 less than a year ago.

And nobody's happy about them getting fired- but I gotta say, I'm not particularly worked up over it, either. With Westwood on their resumes, most of these guys basically have a free ticket to some more or less oversalaried job in any of your major crappy-game companies and venues. The real issue is that WESTWOOD'S GOING DOWN! DIE! DIE! DIE! YAAAAHAHAHAAA!

 

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Originally posted by venom2506

you don't but people love this series, so why should they stop just because some people don't care? I don't want the c&c series to be stopped, not until the whole plot is released.
Who wouldn't want to see a 3rd FS3, mmh?

I make the count: 2 C&C, 2 RA, 3 Dune. I don't see what's wrong there, go complain about Ultima or Roger Wilco :p


At least Ultima and SpaceQuest actually have those other things... what were they called... oh yeah: STORIES. SpaceQuest at least had humor.

I played Dune2 when it came out. You know what? It was fun, it was innovative, it rocked my world and made me want to reread Dune. Later, there came Command & Conquer and Red Alert and Red Alert 2 and Command and Conquer 2 (Each with its own expansion pack). Of course, there was the whole realm of copycats (I am about to blaspheme), like Blizzard and its two Warcrafts and Starcraft. At one point, there were more RTS's announced in a single month than there were FPS games announced in the previous SIX (of course, FPS games rallied and showed the industry was introduced to yet another glut of half baked, pointless wastes of plastic discs).

Not only did Westwood shamelessly milk the wallets of the gullible, they did it in the most obscene way. They did what one EA Sports exec called 'slap new makeup on the old whore and send her out again'. They failed to innovate in any way once they found the formula. Say what you want about that abyssmal earth2150 (or whatever it was), at least it added pretty 3d explosions.  I don't mind C&C:Renegade. You know why? Its different. Its something fresh for the game universe, even if it isn't fresh for gaming. It went in a new direction. For that, I applaud them.

Feh. Good riddance if they go.
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Originally posted by mikhael

 Say what you want about that abyssmal earth2150 (or whatever it was), at least it added pretty 3d explosions


You, my friend, completely missed the point of the exercise. It wasn't properly driven home, I'll admit, but still- this is why shooting-game lovers generally don't fare well with the more advanced strats. I'd go into this, but I'm still enjoying Westwood's demise.:D