Herve Caen speaks

[Briosafreak]

The financial news site http://www.finanznachrichten.de/
is reporting a statement by Herve Caen, Interplay Chairman and CEO on the Interplay/Vivendi crisis:
<blockquote>In the interest of our company and its shareholders, we had no choice but to terminate this agreement. After several notifications to Vivendi of its failure to perform in accordance with the terms of our agreement and in particular, in refusing to pay Interplay certain monies due following our latest release, Lionheart, we still did not receive the payments owed to us. We are currently evaluating several other distribution options. We fully expect to release two of our strongest titles, Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance 2 and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel for Xbox and Playstation 2 in the fourth quarter.</blockquote>
Again in the same site we found that Interplay also announced it is considering legal action against Vivendi to recover the payments it believes it is owed, as well as to address various other claims as a result of the alleged failure of Vivendi to perform under the terms of their agreement.
Link: FN.de site news bit on the Vivendi vs Interplay legal battle

 

[Montez]

The risks and uncertainties which may cause actual future events or results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, ......... (d) consumer demand or reaction to the company''s future games

If FOoS is any indication of "consumer demand or reaction to the company's future games" then Interplay doesn't have too bright a future.

 

[Briosafreak]

The risks and uncertainties which may cause actual future events or results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, ......... (d) consumer demand or reaction to the company''s future games

If FOoS is any indication of "consumer demand or reaction to the company's future games" then Interplay doesn't have too bright a future.

Exactly...

 

[The physopathic Polock]

We fully expect to release two of our strongest titles, Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance 2 and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel for Xbox and Playstation 2 in the fourth quarter.

"Sellout: POS" is one of your strongest titles you say? In that case, you suit satrategy against Vivendi, which involves hiring Johnny Cocran as you lawyer, is gonna be a bit tougher then you imagened, if you get my drift...

 

[Tempistfury]

Is it Just me or are companies getting stupider? Interplay thinks Fallout: Brotherhood of steel is gonna be good, and I also hear Vivendi is trying to sell blizzard, the only company they own that made money last year.

Hope Interplay wins though, and that the Fallout 3 project gets a substantal share of the money.