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Azazel
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I wonder how Jacobs feels now, seeing his company ground into the dust?
Probably smiling all the way to the bank imagining all the blow he gets to do off of hooker titties. Yeah, I was thinking either that or crushed. I'm really hoping crushed, though. |
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Azazel
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Also it isn't like people quit their jobs, THEN go find a new one in these situations. I guarantee that resumes are being updated and monster.com is getting hit pretty heavily from there these days.
This is what I'm talking about. I imagine that a lot of the 5-star quality people are doing this now. Spared or not. That's not good morale. Also, if morale is down, people care less about their job (not their paycheck, but the work) and so put in less effort, even if they try to make it look like they're working just as hard. The impression I'd gotten off "real" programmers that I know IRL is that Games development is something that kids out of Uni (college) do for a few years in their 20s until they mostly grow up/move on to real jobs with some kind of security. If they're good enough. |
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Azazel
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They really should have given Need for Speed a hiatus of a year or two, instead of "cancelling" the series with great fanfare, then shipping the fucking thing out right afterwards. Does anyone buy those games at full price/new anymore?
Apparently they have Criterion working on the next one, which means I'm back to buying Need For Speed games. Have any of the last ..three or four(?) been worth getting in a bargain-bin sense to play linked or online? |
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OcellotJenkins
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Perhaps its my own "elite assholeness," but I always put consoles in the amateur category when it comes to true gaming... ever since I played pac-man in the arcade and then picked up the pac-man cart for my 2600... that was a very sad day.
Does playing pac-man using a keyboard make you feel like a pro? You don't sound like an elitist, just a silly fucker. |
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Nebu
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Does playing pac-man using a keyboard make you feel like a pro? You don't sound like an elitist, just a silly fucker.
What does a keyboard have to do with his statement? |
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OcellotJenkins
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Does playing pac-man using a keyboard make you feel like a pro? You don't sound like an elitist, just a silly fucker.
What does a keyboard have to do with his statement? I don't think I miss out on anything since I own consoles, I just prefer PC control and feel - I have always had control issues with gamepads and joysticks, but that's on me...
Pac-man on a console made him very sad. I'm just wondering if Pac-man on a PC was hardcore enough for him. |
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01101010
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Pac-man on a console made him very sad. I'm just wondering if Pac-man on a PC was hardcore enough for him.
While this falls outside the true scope of my full rant, pac-man could only be hardcore enough for me on PC if it was text-based.  |
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Khaldun
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>You see a row of little dots stretching to the north. There are passages to your left, right, and straight ahead.
eat dot
>Wokka-wokka! The dot is delicious. There are more on all sides.
left
>Wokka-wokka! You ate another dot. You see something in the distance down the passageway.
use lamp
>You don't have a lamp.
get map
>You don't have the map.
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>Wokka-wokka! You ate another dot. A brightly colored ghost is coming toward you.
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Sir T
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CTRL-ALT-DEL
> Sorry, you are on a console.
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUU.....
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Hic sunt dracones.
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schild
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Khaldun made a funny and Sir T deftly jumped in and slapped it down with a Sword of Instant Horse Beating.
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Sir T
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Everyone needs a talent.
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Morfiend
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Everyone needs a talent.
Got any images with text overlays you might need to post too? |
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Sky
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All those people should clearly be getting together and starting studios and making "That game I always wanted to make, you know, like we hashed out 300 times over beer at the saloon* while bitching about the crap they had us working on."
They're going to make us their bitch? |
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Severian
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>You see a row of little dots stretching to the north. There are passages to your left, right, and straight ahead. Pac-Txt! -------- You awaken in a large complex, slightly disoriented. Glowing dots hover mouth level near you in every direction. Off in the distance you hear the faint howling of what you can only imagine must be some sort of ghost or several ghosts. http://pac-txt.com/ |
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tgr
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PCs have one exclusive genre, and really only WoW qualifies as "mass market".
What's the one exclusive genre? MMOs? Because I would've thought that was RTS because of controller issues, not MMOs. I'd like to see them do a proper RTS on the console, and make it not suck. They're going to make us their bitch?
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AutomaticZen
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There are rumors swirling around that Pandemic is next.
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Stormwaltz
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There are rumors swirling around that Pandemic is next. I wouldn't be surprised. Panademic hasn't produced a hit since before it was absorbed into the collective. EDIT: Too much editing |
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« Last Edit: November 17, 2009, 08:19:15 AM by Stormwaltz »
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schild
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There are rumors swirling around that Pandemic is next. I wouldn't be surprised. Panademic hasn't produced a since before it was absorbed into the collective. Yessssssss? |
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Montague
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Pandemic Studios, the developer behind Mercenaries, Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Destroy All Humans. Kotaku reports that The Saboteur IP will be moved over to EA Montreal, the team responsible for Army of Two, Skate It, and Spore Hero.  |
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Morfiend
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the team responsible for Army of Two, Skate It, and Spore Hero. What an impressive line up.  |
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Nebu
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What an impressive line up. They're apparently doing something well enough to keep their jobs. |
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tazelbain
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What an impressive line up. They're apparently doing something well enough to keep their jobs. Being Canadian? |
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Rasix
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What an impressive line up. They're apparently doing something well enough to keep their jobs. Hiding in their cubicles, trying to avoid the gaze of Sauron. |
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LK
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Oh no way. Saboteur? I was genuinely excited about that game! Fuuuuck.
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Velorath
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Gamasutra has some more details:According to an internal memo obtained by Gamasutra, Pandemic founders Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman, and Greg Borrud will leave the company. "A reduction in the work force at Pandemic" is being reported elsewhere at around 200 employees, with the remainder of the Pandemic team reporting to EALA's Sean Decker at the company's Playa Vista offices.
EA says the studio consolidation is intended to "accelerate our transformation to a direct-to-consumer digital model, and to better manage our cost structure."
Under the new model, EALA will become a "showcase for the 'fewer things better'" initiative, the memo continues, describing a "a re-invention of the Medal of Honor franchise with a new design that is simply stunning."
It's also noted that Might and Magic creator Jon Van Caneghem, who recently "transitioned out" of his role as president of Trion World Networks, has joined EA to lead the Command and Conquer brand with "a new digital model that is going to re-ignite the fan base for this franchise."
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UnSub
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Selling out to EA is like putting your head into the mouth of a hungry Great White Shark: you are going to get bitten, it is just a question of when.
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Musashi
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Gamasutra has some more details:It's also noted that Might and Magic creator Jon Van Caneghem, who recently "transitioned out" of his role as president of Trion World Networks, has joined EA to lead the Command and Conquer brand with "a new digital model that is going to re-ignite the fan base for this franchise." [/quote] Wait. Command and Conquer has a fanbase? Who are these people? |
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Sir T
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Heroes of Might and Magic 4 killed off his company, but 5 was a fine game. Interesting that they are putting a guy that has successfully been doing turn based strategy for a lot of his career in charge of an RTS franchise.
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« Last Edit: November 17, 2009, 10:26:02 PM by Sir T »
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Hic sunt dracones.
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Trippy
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I never understood why BioWare merged with Pandemic in the first place. Well, other than to line the pocket of John Riccitiello, that is.
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« Last Edit: November 17, 2009, 09:28:38 PM by Trippy »
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Riggswolfe
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*sigh* Bioware had better survive EA. At least long enough for Mass Effect 3 and whatever sequels Dragon Age has coming. I can't handle a world with only East Euroepean and Japanese RPGs in it. I will get up on a tower with my +5 bow of sniping damn it!
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Slyfeind
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At this rate, we'd be lucky to get ME2.
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schild
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*sigh* Bioware had better survive EA. At least long enough for Mass Effect 3 and whatever sequels Dragon Age has coming. I can't handle a world with only East Euroepean and Japanese RPGs in it. I will get up on a tower with my +5 bow of sniping damn it!
There is no reason Bioware Edmonton would not survive the purges. Thinking they're in any sort of MEANINGFUL trouble is just silly. |
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Lum
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Bioware Austin was also untouched by the layoff waves, and doubtless will be until Old Republic is released.
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Velorath
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Selling out to EA is like putting your head into the mouth of a hungry Great White Shark: you are going to get bitten, it is just a question of when.
Disagree. Pandemic just had a problem of making games nobody gives a shit about. EA is not to blame for their failures. |
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