Company News IPLY sinks to new depths of low

[Saint_Proverbius]

Tags: Fallout 3 (Van Buren); Interplay

<a href="http://pc.ign.com/">PC.IGN</a> is reporting some stuff that <A href="http://www.interplay.com">Interplay</a> wants you to believe in <A href="http://pc.ign.com/articles/446/446776p1.html">this article</A> about the recent closing of <A href="http://www.blackisle.com">Black Isle</a> and the cancelling of <b>Fallout 3</b>. Here's a taste of the horsecrap:
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<blockquote>Which brings us up to our new guest star, Interplay's investor relations department, with their official denial of the stories. "For the record," says Interplay, "Black Isle Studios remains open with projects pending, the status of Fallout 3 is under review, and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel will ship on January 13."
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As far as this "under review" status for Fallout 3, Interplay had this to say: "Fallout lives...now that is not to say we have a new Fallout PC game coming in the next few months, but management will do what it can to maximize the intellectual property it owns and the fan base it has, within the financial parameters it must operate." </blockquote>
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So, let's recap.. <a href="http://www.interplay.com">Interplay</a> decided to do a demo review on <b>Fallout 3</b>, then shortly afterwards decides to fire <i>all</i> the PC people at <a href="http://www.blackisle.com">Black Isle</a> that were working on <b>Fallout 3</b>. Now they want us to believe that <A href="http://www.blackisle.com">Black Isle</a> is still operating and that <b>Fallout 3</b> is still possible? Give me a break. <b>Fallout 3</b> is as dead as a hammer at this point, and <A href="http://www.blackisle.com">Black Isle</a> exists as little more than a logo they can slap on a game in the hopes that it'll add credibility to it.
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Spotted this at <A href="Http://www.nma-fallout.com">No Mutants Allowed</a>.

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

That's funny.

My question is, if it is just a rumour, why didn't they come forth to squash it immediately instead of letting it filter through the web for the last week?

Whatever.

 

[Vault Dweller]

Well, in that case let us hope that FOBOS would be very sucksassfull

 

[EEVIAC]

That's funny.

My question is, if it is just a rumour, why didn't they come forth to squash it immediately instead of letting it filter through the web for the last week?

Whatever.

Isn't it obvious? A big, professional company like Interplay, with $7000 in the bank and two great games ready for release doesn't have time to directly refute every little bit of conjecture thrown at them from actual employees who've recently been fired from the company.

 

[chrisbeddoes]

Mayby they mean that .

They took all assets of Fallout 3 or Van Buren.

Added lots of unnessecery sex and violence while cutting all dialogue and nonlinearity
ported the result to the x-BONEX and playstation
and created
FOBOS 2.

That is the only way to not loose shareholders value i guess.


Let me make a proposal .

Let's have a celebration when the bastards bunkrupt shall we ?

 

[Volourn]

Too funny.

 

[Spazmo]

I think we should get the ex-BISers to scan their pink slips and put them up on the web,

 

[DemonKing]

I think we should get the ex-BISers to scan their pink slips and put them up on the web,

Didn't 2 BIS staffers who had friends in Titus/IP managment keep their jobs?

Maybe those guys are the ones that will be finishing Fallout 3?

I mean come on - didn't Richard Garriot finish his first few games all by himself? With two guys working on it, it should be a breeze. :wink:

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

The two that stayed are the ones that came over from Digital Mayhem. In other words, the two that stayed are the only ones with extensive console game development experience. That's fairly telling about what's going on there.

 

[Whipporowill]

DUH?! Exalted, anyone?

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

This is funny..

• * Attilla (~lks_attil@ACBACE52.ipt.aol.com) has joined #interplay
  <Attilla> hey
  <Attilla> BIS ain't dead
  <Melodie> we are all dead I thought...
  <Guest1> bis died for interplyes sins /size 187
  * Guest1 (~jirc@ACC69C34.ipt.aol.com) has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
  <Attilla> twas' a malicious ex-iplay employee who sperad a rumour
  <Saint_Proverbius> Um
  * Attilla (~lks_attil@ACBACE52.ipt.aol.com) has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)

Here's to hoping that's a joke.

 

[Spazmo]

Idling in #interplay gives you herpes.

 

[chrisbeddoes]

This is funny..

* Attilla (~lks_attil@ACBACE52.ipt.NOOB.com) has joined #HeilHitler
<Attilla> hey
<Attilla> The jews in the concetration camp ain't dead
<UnMelodie> they are all dead I thought...
<Guest1>The jews died for their sins /size 187
* Common sense (~jirc@ACC69C34.ipt.NOOB.com) has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
<Attilla> twas' a malicious ex-moron employee who sperad a rumour.
It fact all the jews are ok and are working hard to maximise the third reich
greatness and glory and shareholder value !
<Saint_Churcil > Um
* Attilla (~lks_attil@ACBACE52.ipt.NOOB.com) has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by god)



Now that IS a joke.