Rage in Receivership - Blue's News Comments

Rage in Receivership
[Jan 15, 2003, 3:11 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Beckham game firm calls in receivers (thanks muff) is the BBC news article with the latest bad news for embattled game developer Rage Software. The article details the company's financial woes (story), and goes on to offer this grim prognosis:

The software company that makes the David Beckham Soccer Game has collapsed, with the loss of 77 jobs.

Receivers have been appointed by Liverpool-based computer game firm Rage Software, ending hopes that a rescue package could be put together.

The Liverpool-based firm is now likely to be broken up, and any new games it is working on sold off.

The future of the remaining 85 staff will depend on the sale of the intellectual property rights of games currently in development.

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Re: Ah oops
Jan 17, 2003, 04:06

XEON

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Re: Ah oops Jan 17, 2003, 04:06

Jan 17, 2003, 04:06

XEON

Creston, I agree the whole mindset is another nail in the coffin, although if patching console games becomes the norm then I can see it becoming an 'accepted standard' which IMO is a totally bad thing to happen.

With fixed hardware (consoles) then there obviously shouldn't be any compat' patching, but when developers can retro fit gameplay 'bug' patches to console games then this is going to be a worrying situation.

As for patching PC games with 'game' patches (bugs, not content) it pisses me off, I can appreciate there are circumstances when its unavoidable - but its still an annoyance that its seen as an 'easy' option for developers or publishers to take.

"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering - Bruce Lee"

EDIT: I before E