Craigboy2 Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/689/689280p1.html "Your total disregard for the law and human decency both disgusts me and touches my heart. Bless you, sir." "Soilent Green is people. This guy's just a homeless heroin junkie who got in a internet caf
metadigital Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 It won't affect the external developers, unless Atari goes belly-up, and then I would expect another publisher would pick up the tab for marketing a completed game (although it wouldn't be the first time they haven't ...); maybe even OE might be able to take out a loan and self-publish. :D OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Judge Hades Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 If Atari goes completely belly up I can see Elevation taking the DnD reigns aand publishing NWN 2 due to their connection with Bioware.
Volourn Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 "According to Bonnell, the decision to sell the developer studios reflects a "refocus of [the company's] creativity efforts on external studios, rather than internal development." This won't effect Obsidian or NWN2 at all most likely. If Atari does eventually fold; it'll be after NWN2 is released since that's only like 4 months or so away. If they do fold, that would be the second publisher for BIO that had success with them to fold after parted ways (though BIO and Atari still work together :D ). Maybe LA, and MS will be next to suffer the BIO Curse tm. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Oerwinde Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Wow, and Shiny gets sold again. Its like they're a cursed studio. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Hurlshort Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 I can't think of many Atari developed products lately anyways. It would seem like the publishing arm is good, though, since the last few games I've bought have had the Atari logo on it.
Gabrielle Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 one's misery is anothers enjoyment or somthing like that
Berserk Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Has Shiny really released something worthwile the last years?
Rayth Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Well, uh, they made those Matrix games and, uh...R.I.P. MDK!
Darque Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Well, uh, they made those Matrix games and, uh...R.I.P. MDK! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Translation: No.
Gorth Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 It's the "Black Isle" curse :ph34r: As soon as J.E.Sawyer starts working on a D&D title, hold on to your reigns... “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
SteveThaiBinh Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) Poor Obsidian, they really don't need this kind of rubbish distracting them when they should be busy implementing horses in NWN2. Edited February 18, 2006 by SteveThaiBinh "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
Jumjalum Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 I hope this doesn't mean there'll be no expansions for NWN2. We now bring you live footage from the World Championship Staring Final.
Judge Hades Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 That will depend if Atari goes completely under. If they stick to publishing games from outside development houses and get some good sales out of NWN 2 then I am sure an expansion would be coming.
Rayth Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 I hope this doesn't mean there'll be no expansions for NWN2. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No Barbie Horse Adventure expansion?!!
metadigital Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 The mod community did better expansions for NwN than Bio ever did, so I wouldn't be too concerned if it was left to the community to carry the torch (assuming the engine / dev tools are suitably advanced / easy to use / fun). OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Arkan Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 The mod community did better expansions for NwN than Bio ever did, so I wouldn't be too concerned if it was left to the community to carry the torch (assuming the engine / dev tools are suitably advanced / easy to use / fun). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wouldn't say that. All the mods I tried lacked that professional feeling...maybe it was due to the fact that I knew they weren't professionals, but whetever. It just didn't feel right. HoTU was more engaging than all the mods I tried. Also, I just like to point out that I said NWN2 could well go the same was as Jefferson, or something like that, while others argued that since the title is already announce, it would make it to shelves. This is the first step towards me being right...this is one time I don't want to be right. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
metadigital Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 I would point you to the Hall of Fame. Perhaps try some of the award winners? ^_^ You also seem to have conveniently forgotten just how awful SoU was; especially that dire final act. And the latest modules being sold are actually Hall of Famers. So that is just your own biases clouding the facts. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Arkan Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 So that is just your own biases clouding the facts. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm going to have to pull a Voly... ROOFLES!!!! I see no facts. Only opinions. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Judge Hades Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 I wouldn't say that any of the Hall of Famers are better than NWN OC and its expansions but not a single one of them that I have played are worse.
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