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I got to play it and it wasn't all that bad, I thought it could've been pretty good for 3DO but now they are out of business... I hope someone does pick this title up though.Quote:
Originally posted by Despair
Well, I just hope that 4 Horsmen of Appocalypse will still get released. The only 3DO game I ever wanted :( :( :(
Next in queue: Acclaim.
Since they've filed Chapter 11, they still have time to sell the company or something. Chances are, one of those borg like companies (EA, Ubi-Soft, Infogrames) will eat them up if it comes to that. I at least hope Street Racing Syndicate and 4 Horsemen get released.
I just hope this means there's a chance of a Might & Magic game coming out that won't suck.
Maybe New World Computing will get the rights back *laughs* eh what am I thinking....
Only if you're a fucking moron that is. :rolleyes: The whole 3DO company's history was just one big marketing mistake after all. Rather than admitting their incompetence and doing something about it, they would merely lay the blame on something else. "Oh it wasn't our fault our console fault, it's those 64-bits machine. Nevermind that our hardware was overpriced, our software sucked and the PlayStation was far more successful than we would ever expected. It's the N64's fault". They did more or less the same thing when their Cubix game failed too. For a hilarious look at the company's history, take a look at this article from Toastyfrog.Quote:
Originally posted by RoleTroll
This comes as a shock, to be sure
http://www.toastyfrog.com/2d/feature...anies_01.shtml
Edited because 3DO is not spelled with a 0. Honestly, I shouldn't be giving a damn, because 3DO sucks anyway. And I don't like haohmaru. :p
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Originally posted by Dolemite
Otherwise, eat shit, Trip Hawkins, and good riddance, 3DO! :lol: I hope this guy tries to clean my windshield the next time I drive into the city so I can get out of my car and kick his ass for infecting the world with his shit-ass Army Men games.
He's probably still, one rich S.O.B. What really happened to all the cash, 3DO recieved from Matsushita for the Bulldog technology? I'm sure Trip gave himself a nice big bonus, for that deal.
Trip had finally learned that you need to lengthen the development cycle and produce quality, not quantity, to compete in today's VG world. Unfortunately, by the time he learned it, it was too late. For example, he got all the cost of producing 4 Horsemen and never got the chance to release it.
They had a chance to do a large private placement at $40+ per share (adjusted for reverse split) in summer 2001. Instead, Trip said he wanted to "minimize dilution" and wait for higher prices(!) I bet that degenerate gambler wishes he could take back those words.... They ended up doing financing under horrible terms, including a vulture capital firm by the name of Promethean. (Promethean buys convertible notes from companies, then shorts the common stock against the convertible debt, taking the price down to nothing.) Today the stock sells for about $1.30. Tomorrow, if it trades at all, I bet it sells for single digit pennies. The stock is now worthless.
The idea to develop crap with an internally-owned IP license (Army Men) was Trip's idea. The idea to have 4-6 month long development cycles, rather than 18 mo - 2 years, was the idea of one Hicks. May they enjoy their retirement together.
How ironic. :eek: Hopefully with these people getting out from under Trip and his Army Men, they'll find better jobs.Quote:
originally in Robert Jung's Jaguar FAQ> But all hope is not lost! According to Scott LeGrand of 4Play, former
> Atari engineer Dave Staugas has mentioned that the Jaguar's startup
> encryption check has a "back door" in the software -- a safety measure to
> be used in case the "real" encryption key was lost. Investigation in this
> direction is currently continuing, and the latest (unconfirmed) theory is
> that the encryption (and the back door) works as follows:
*snip*
>
> 4. The "back door" checksum value is: 03D0 DEAD (hex). And yes, it IS a
> cheeky reference to the Jaguar's then-current competitor...
Good riddance to Army Men.
Speaking of morons, what does that 3D"ZERO" company do anyway? ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Johnny Undaunted
Only if you're a fucking moron that is. :rolleyes: The whole 3D0 company's history was just one big marketing mistake after all. Rather than admitting their incompetence and doing something about it, they would merely lay the blame on something else. "Oh it wasn't our fault our console fault, it's those 64-bits machine. Nevermind that our hardware was overpriced, our software sucked and the PlayStation was far more successful than we would ever expected. It's the N64's fault". They did more or less the same thing when their Cubix game failed too. For a hilarious look at the company's history, take a look at this article from Toastyfrog.
http://www.toastyfrog.com/2d/feature...anies_01.shtml
Maybe Acclaim can buy Army Men from 3DO? Imagine Turok with the Army Men engine... or Army Men with the Turok Evolution engine... or even "Turok vs. Army Men"!