DarkUnderlord
Water Chip? Been There, Done That
I've been checking out this news that Interplay have been bought out. And I don't like it. But.... What I don't like is the way Interplay was/is already heading. Just check out this statement from....
http://www.consolewire.com/news/item.asp?nid=648
During a recent teleconference, Interplay.com President Cal Morrell said that previous attempts to create multiplayer games based on specific platforms were unsuccessful, and that future projects should be developed as Internet only products with support for PCs and next generation consoles. While reciting some numbers from the MMORPG scene and pointing to the success of Ultima Online and other massively multiplayer games, Morrell mentioned that Black Isle be a in a good position to develop such title. If Interplay will decide to pursue such a project, it has several promising franchises to choose from, including Fallout and Baldur's Gate, which further supports the idea of Interplay developing an MMORPG.
And this from the same site....
http://www.consolewire.com/pr/item.asp?sid=160
"IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 29- Interplay Entertainment Corp.(Nasdaq: IPLY), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, announced today that it is forming Interplay.com, a new initiative to strategically address the interactive entertainment online market. Targeting the exploding community of interactive entertainment enthusiasts, Interplay.com's primary focus will be exploiting the company's strong intellectual properties via MMPGs
(massively multi-player games) and translating the increased loyalty of its fan base into revenue streams.
(Read: MILKING FANS LIKE COWS)
"Through the efforts of Black Isle Studios, we own some of the strongest Role-Playing Game (RPG) brands in the business and have top market share in the PC Role-playing game segment,"
(They obvioulsy don't realise we'll abandon them if they do what they're proposing...)
"said Brian Fargo, chairman and chief executive officer of Interplay. "Their skills give us a unique position to take
advantage of the lucrative Massively Multi-Player Game phenomenon."
(Please God! No!! No!!!!)
In making the announcement, Fargo named Cal Morrell, former vice president of marketing for Interplay, president of Interplay.com. "Brian and I share a vision for Interplay.com that will raise the bar by creating value for our community that is second to none," declared Morrell. "We intend to do this by exploiting Interplay's intellectual properties via creative content, e-commerce elements and revolutionary new web features while expanding on the success of our online retail store."
Of course, if you couple this with the kind of games that Interplay's new owners make....
http://www.titusgames.com
KAO the Kangaroo
Armed with comedy-sized boxing gloves, Kao the Kangaroo hops, skips and triple jumps his way across 25 colourful landscapes within five completely different worlds. Along the way, the young Kangaroo faces 20 different enemies including scary bosses, hell-bent on "huntin" him down mate, at the end of every level.
Fallout is Dead! Long live Arcanum!
DarkUnderlord
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Mooo... Moooooo......
http://www.consolewire.com/news/item.asp?nid=648
During a recent teleconference, Interplay.com President Cal Morrell said that previous attempts to create multiplayer games based on specific platforms were unsuccessful, and that future projects should be developed as Internet only products with support for PCs and next generation consoles. While reciting some numbers from the MMORPG scene and pointing to the success of Ultima Online and other massively multiplayer games, Morrell mentioned that Black Isle be a in a good position to develop such title. If Interplay will decide to pursue such a project, it has several promising franchises to choose from, including Fallout and Baldur's Gate, which further supports the idea of Interplay developing an MMORPG.
And this from the same site....
http://www.consolewire.com/pr/item.asp?sid=160
"IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 29- Interplay Entertainment Corp.(Nasdaq: IPLY), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, announced today that it is forming Interplay.com, a new initiative to strategically address the interactive entertainment online market. Targeting the exploding community of interactive entertainment enthusiasts, Interplay.com's primary focus will be exploiting the company's strong intellectual properties via MMPGs
(massively multi-player games) and translating the increased loyalty of its fan base into revenue streams.
(Read: MILKING FANS LIKE COWS)
"Through the efforts of Black Isle Studios, we own some of the strongest Role-Playing Game (RPG) brands in the business and have top market share in the PC Role-playing game segment,"
(They obvioulsy don't realise we'll abandon them if they do what they're proposing...)
"said Brian Fargo, chairman and chief executive officer of Interplay. "Their skills give us a unique position to take
advantage of the lucrative Massively Multi-Player Game phenomenon."
(Please God! No!! No!!!!)
In making the announcement, Fargo named Cal Morrell, former vice president of marketing for Interplay, president of Interplay.com. "Brian and I share a vision for Interplay.com that will raise the bar by creating value for our community that is second to none," declared Morrell. "We intend to do this by exploiting Interplay's intellectual properties via creative content, e-commerce elements and revolutionary new web features while expanding on the success of our online retail store."
Of course, if you couple this with the kind of games that Interplay's new owners make....
http://www.titusgames.com
KAO the Kangaroo
Armed with comedy-sized boxing gloves, Kao the Kangaroo hops, skips and triple jumps his way across 25 colourful landscapes within five completely different worlds. Along the way, the young Kangaroo faces 20 different enemies including scary bosses, hell-bent on "huntin" him down mate, at the end of every level.
Fallout is Dead! Long live Arcanum!
DarkUnderlord
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Mooo... Moooooo......
