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Interplay killing itself
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2001 5:04 pm
by Quark
Well, besides the fact that Interplay might go under (something tells me that it's financial problems had to do with the cancellation of TORN), Interplay whacked itself pretty hard apparently:
[url="http://firingsquad.gamers.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=3367"]http://firingsquad.gamers.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=3367[/url]
Personally, I say good luck to the game developers.
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2001 6:24 pm
by humanflyz
Interplay is probably going to separate. I think the problem is that Interplay published games are too mixed
The Good:
1) Fallout
2) Fallout 2
3) BG series
4) Icewind Dale
5) MDK2
6) Giants: Citizen Kabuto
7) Sacrafice
8) Planescape Torment
The Bad:
1) Descent to Undermountain
2) Invictus
3) Dragon Dice
4) Blood and Magic
It seems that with more good games than bad games that Interplay should profit. However, the good games although did fairly well on the market, were never bestsellers with the exception of BG series. With all these mixed games and financial troubles, Interplay will have to go.
Also Bioware have tried to separate itself form the dying Interplay. Bioware just filed two lawsuits against INterplay. They cancelled Torn. The future for Interplay is murky.
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2001 6:26 pm
by nael
interplay has been around a long time, they would have to have had seriously f@@ked up their finances to not survive now.
i remember them at least as far back as 1989 (battlechess). which is quite a long time for a game developer...
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2001 11:35 pm
by Grojlach
Originally posted by humanflyz:
<STRONG>
The Bad:
1) Descent to Undermountain
2) Invictus
3) Dragon Dice
4) Blood and Magic
</STRONG>
Invictus wasn't bad... It was short, I'll give you that... But bad?
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2001 12:56 pm
by Aegis
@Nael: Battle Chess was an awesome game! I love the rook's animation of eating another piece!
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2001 5:59 am
by Shadow Sandrock
>_< Oh boy... hope that doesn't happen.