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Black Isle, Fallout 3 Dead

[Dec 08, 2003, 10:32 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

More bad news at Black Isle Studios, where lead designer J.E. Sawyer resigned just last month (story), as Farewell, but not goodbye on the Interplay Entertainment Forums (thanks Nels Nelson) is a post from Damien "Puuk" Foletto that indicates that the studio is now shut down, referring to today as his "last day at the (former) BIS." This follows suit with a note sent along by designer John Deiley:

Today marks the end of an era. Black Isle Studios is no more. In yet another sweeping layoff of employees, Interplay has officially let go the last of it's Black Isle employees (save two that I know of) and dissolved the division. Also, the non-announced title that the division was working on, Fallout 3, has been "shelved" to quote management.

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From a gamer: heartfelt thanks to BIS

Dec 9, 2003, 09:08

wipeout

I have been playing games for most of my life, starting in the mid-to-late eighties and am still a keen gamer now. While I have played numerous memorable games on various platforms, I must thank the team at Black Isle Studios for producing what in my opinion is simply the best game of all time: PlaneScape: Torment. Your dedication to the art of crafting amazing computer role-playing games went above and beyond the call of duty. I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to experience your masterpiece. It's a sad day to see BIS close, but I hope that the talented individuals that comprised this team will move on to accomplish grander and greater deeds. If you decide to change the directions of your lives, please do so knowing your dedication and ingenuity has produced something so wondrous that at least one man would be happy to shout you beers all night were our paths to cross. A heartfelt thanks like no other in my time gaming goes to you all. (wow. that was rather sentimental, but that just goes to show how PS:T transcended the medium.) This comment was edited on Dec 9, 09:10.

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Comment [quote="wipeout"Dec 9, 2003, 09:08]I have been playing games for most of my life, starting in the mid-to-late eighties and am still a keen gamer now. While I have played numerous memorable games on various platforms, I must thank the team at Black Isle Studios for producing what in my opinion is simply the best game of all time: PlaneScape: Torment. Your dedication to the art of crafting amazing computer role-playing games went above and beyond the call of duty. I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to experience your masterpiece. It's a sad day to see BIS close, but I hope that the talented individuals that comprised this team will move on to accomplish grander and greater deeds. If you decide to change the directions of your lives, please do so knowing your dedication and ingenuity has produced something so wondrous that at least one man would be happy to shout you beers all night were our paths to cross. A heartfelt thanks like no other in my time gaming goes to you all. (wow. that was rather sentimental, but that just goes to show how PS:T transcended the medium.) [/quote]

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