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Fragmatic
2004-06-25, 02:11 PM
This says it all (http://www.gigex.com/general/article/?id=6956&game_id=&source=00001)
Setari
2004-06-25, 02:15 PM
stupid Vivendi. Sierra published too many good games. Although, admittedly, there were some bad ones.
QuakCow
2004-06-25, 02:15 PM
:/ on a lighter note, i found my dn3d disk
SDM
2004-06-25, 02:17 PM
This says it all (http://www.gigex.com/general/article/?id=6956&game_id=&source=00001)
:( fuck profit margins. I want good games.
Fragmatic
2004-06-25, 02:22 PM
:( fuck profit margins. I want good games.

The games industry is booming, but it's not long before it caves in on itself.

Every time another rehashed sequel is made, every time a patch comes out on release date, every time a poorly made movie spinoff is brainstormed, I die a little inside :(
Spider
2004-06-25, 02:27 PM
What the fuck?! First black isle now Sierra?!

The good game market is growing short... were gonna go back to the stone era because of dumbasses like that.
TheN00b
2004-06-25, 02:29 PM
Goddammit, no more Homeworld... :(
Corrosion
2004-06-25, 02:38 PM
Frag you're a couple days late.

http://forums.bohicagaming.com/index.php?showtopic=4277&hl=Sierra
Fragmatic
2004-06-25, 02:45 PM
Frag you're a couple days late.

http://forums.bohicagaming.com/index.php?showtopic=4277&hl=Sierra

do you have to make it hurt more? :mad:
NoSurrender
2004-06-25, 02:52 PM
damn. damn and damn again. I blame Ouro
AztecWarrior
2004-06-25, 03:04 PM
VU Games is looking for some higher revenues with titles like World of Warcraft, Spyro: A Hero's Tail and the well-received The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.
Who the fuck are they kidding?
ICha0sI
2004-06-25, 03:10 PM
^Spyro sucks (but a good kids game I suppose) but World of Warcraft is good, so is Butcher Bay.
AztecWarrior
2004-06-25, 03:11 PM
Idea: Instead of hoping to get money from Jazz Jackrabbit, give us TF2. But no, we'll just fold the company and bank on Spyro. That'll work.
Infernus
2004-06-25, 03:13 PM
^Spyro sucks (but a good kids game I suppose) but World of Warcraft is good, so is Butcher Bay.

For truth
Baneblade
2004-06-25, 03:19 PM
WoW is going to bomb...sorta like SWG should have is there weren't so many freakin SW fans...
HunterKiller
2004-06-25, 03:39 PM
Fuck Vivendi!
Mr1337Duck
2004-06-25, 03:45 PM
That's it, I'm converting to Islam so I can declare Jihad on all of the crappy video game companies that get rid of their good partners/subdivisions.
Sputty
2004-06-25, 04:06 PM
wtf
Jaged
2004-06-25, 04:19 PM
Who the fuck are they kidding?
World of Warcraft may own and Chronicles of Riddick is an awsome game thankyouverymuch. Spyro... eh, not so much.

But sierra still made better games. Loderunner anyone? That game owned hard core. Loderunner 2 sucked, but the orignal, or whatever one alowed for two people to play on one computer together. That one was so fun to play wiht my friends.
ControlledBurn
2004-06-25, 04:23 PM
I hate Vivendi with a passion. Ever since the Williams family sold the company, it's gone downhill. Half-Life and the NASCAR series was about the only thing keeping Sierra afloat, and even those were done by studios that Sierra had bought prior to being bought by Vivendi, so effectively the Sierra name died when the Williams family left. I miss good adventure games. Lucasarts is the only company left that makes good ones, and even then, they're too pussy to make them these days it seems.
Onizuka
2004-06-25, 05:44 PM
sierra is the win, noooo
Biohazzard56
2004-06-25, 06:19 PM
http://www.bhhq.com/bobohnoes.jpg
Jaged
2004-06-25, 06:21 PM
Lol where is that pic from?
AztecWarrior
2004-06-25, 06:39 PM
I think the main problem is that people don't necessarily try to make the best games anymore, they just try to make games that get you the most money. Case in point: EverQuest. In the old days, designing, etc. was cheap and fast. That's why Doom plays well, even now. Now, it's all for special effects.
Hamma
2004-06-25, 07:32 PM
Lol where is that pic from?
Looks like band of brothers.
Squeeky
2004-06-25, 07:39 PM
Looks like band of brothers.

Yup, that is in the 2nd Episode "Day Of Days" where EC attacks brecourt manner. The person pictured (1st Lieutenant Lynn 'Buck' Compton) fumbles the grenade and he and 2 other men narrowly escape a friendly fire incident. LT. Compton is played by Neal McDonough.

(What do i win?)
JakeLogan
2004-06-25, 07:43 PM
(What do i win?)
A cookie
Biohazzard56
2004-06-25, 09:06 PM
Yup, that is in the 2nd Episode "Day Of Days" where EC attacks brecourt manner. The person pictured (1st Lieutenant Lynn 'Buck' Compton) fumbles the grenade and he and 2 other men narrowly escape a friendly fire incident. LT. Compton is played by Neal McDonough.

(What do i win?)

hes also in that Walking Tall movie with the Rock (hes the Casino Owner). I found the picture on Google and I just photoshopped the text.
EarlyDawn
2004-06-25, 09:06 PM
Wow, didn't see this one comming. I knew they were having internal issues, but I never thought this would happen :confused:
Thrik
2004-06-25, 09:13 PM
It's not too bad. Sure, Sierra gave many people fond memories in their earlier days, but they've merely been a publisher for years now. They didn't really have a considerable part in the development of most of the games people assume they did (eg: Half-Life).

So as far as the ongoing life of gaming is concerned, it's no big deal.
OneManArmy
2004-06-25, 09:36 PM
"Restructuring the organization and reducing our cost base are necessary to improve our operating effectiveness and profitability," said VU Games CEO Bruce Hack, in as terse a manner as possible. "This constitutes another important step in our turnaround plan aimed to better position the company for growth."

=

"blah blah blah I need a new bently... blah blah", said VU Games CEO Bruce Hack, "because it doesnt match the curtains in my fucking mansion... blah blah"
Happy lil Elf
2004-06-25, 10:00 PM
Exactly. Sierra was primarily a publisher, not a creator of games. Way back when? Sure they made some good stuff. But it's been ages since Sierra actually put out a good game that they did much more to than simply publish.

They've been going down for years guys. I can't believe more people didn't see this coming =\
Spee
2004-06-25, 10:06 PM
Exactly. Sierra was primarily a publisher, not a creator of games. Way back when? Sure they made some good stuff. But it's been ages since Sierra actually put out a good game that they did much more to than simply publish.

They've been going down for years guys. I can't believe more people didn't see this coming =\


Dude, wher've you been?
Everay
2004-06-25, 11:53 PM
IMO, seirra hasnt made a good game in quite a while, sure, CS gets alot of money, but it has been quite a long time since they made Quest for Glory and Red Barron folks. Yea, homeworld was a very good RTS, but then again there are not that many good ones out there.
I Hate Pants
2004-06-26, 01:39 AM
AHAHAHAHA! Die Sierra!!!!

*Does a happy Dance*
Cryptica
2004-06-26, 10:51 AM
lol I feel old school. Everyone is talking about all these games and the only sierra games I remember are things like Lords of the Realm and Lords of Magic, and the like. I'm outdated, I know.
ControlledBurn
2004-06-26, 12:17 PM
lol I feel old school. Everyone is talking about all these games and the only sierra games I remember are things like Lords of the Realm and Lords of Magic, and the like. I'm outdated, I know.

I learned to type before I could write thanks to the original King's Quest (Circa 1983/4)