Decline Activision to excavate Sierra's mummified corpse for new rounds of rape

[Curious_Tongue]

So people are going to have the opportunity to fund a game in the style that Activision thinks would be most profitable?

 

[Jaesun]

Heh. Indie pie isn't always sweet. Though something tells me a lot of people will buy into the Sierra name.


Bt

I don't thinks so.

 

[Blackthorne]

Heh. Indie pie isn't always sweet. Though something tells me a lot of people will buy into the Sierra name.


Bt

I don't thinks so.

Well, I'm not saying people who know a quality game... just "people"!

Bt

 

[Delterius]

Heh. Indie pie isn't always sweet. Though something tells me a lot of people will buy into the Sierra name.


Bt

I don't thinks so.

Well, I'm not saying people who know a quality game... just "people"!

Bt

Brace for 'this is not your grandpa's Sierra, its improved'.

 

[Correct_Carlo]

I've never felt a burning need for a new King's Quest game. The King's Quest universe was always pretty generic, so I don't see what could be done with it that couldn't just be done by using any generic fairy tale setting. The franchise really has nothing going for it other than its name recognition. It's always been more about its style of gameplay and tone than its "universe" (in the comic book sense), and without those things it's virtually unrecognizable (as KQ8 demonstrated).

The only Sierra properties that I think are worth mining for more material are Gabriel Knigt and Laura Bow. Laura Bow will never happen, as no one even remembers her (plus, I actually think "The Last Express" did "Colonel's Bequest" even better than "Colonel's Bequest" did, so I'm fine with that). As to GK, that seems to be back in Jensen's hands, which is good.

So I'm mostly indifferent to this announcement. The only thing good that might come of it is maybe Activision paying closer attention to Sierra's back catalog and rereleasing some of the games that remain unreleased (Laura Bow still isn't on GOG, among others).

 

[Spectacle]

"There's not much I can say about King's Quest," Marshall tells us. "All I can say is that I've seen it, and it's not a point-and-click game. But it looks *** awesome.

Old school text parser driven King's Quest confirmed!!

 

[trustno1code]

Somewhat related, but Activision isn't just looking for some of that Indie pie, they also want the movie and TV pies.

Somewhat related, there's a Phantasmagoria movie in the works. Been announced over a year ago, so not sure if/how Activision's involved.

 

[Correct_Carlo]

Somewhat related, but Activision isn't just looking for some of that Indie pie, they also want the movie and TV pies.

Somewhat related, there's a Phantasmagoria movie in the works. Been announced over a year ago, so not sure if/how Activision's involved.

Apparently this is Addriene:

She better wear the same orange sweater and black mom jeans for the whole movie or I'm going to be pissed.

 

[Redlands]

Well, she certainly has the vacant, dead-eyed stare the original actress had going on in the role.

 

[Luzur]

until this...new "Sierra" start making new and good adventure games i will hold my enthusiasm back.

 

[Cyberarmy]

So they are returning with new Geometry Wars and Kings Quest.

http://www.sierra.com/


At least no mobile stuff, yet...

 

[TheGreatOne]

"There's not much I can say about King's Quest," Marshall tells us. "All I can say is that I've seen it, and it's not a point-and-click game. But it looks *** awesome.

Old school text parser driven King's Quest confirmed!!

More likely: an old school hack n slash King's Quest

King's Quest VIII-2: Lightning Returns.