Specter of a Spector Departure? [May 28, 2004, 2:35 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Shacknews is reporting
that "multiple sources" inform them that Warren Spector "is said to be leaving"
ION Storm, reporting the Austin Texas-based developer has also laid off 20-25
employees. Ion
Storm Implodes is the headline on a similar story on IGN, which reports on
the layoffs, as well as Eidos' explanation that this was a normal staff
reduction associated with the completion of the pair of game projects that were
underway at ION, quoting the publisher as dismissing the idea that Warren was
laid off as well, though they don't actually come out and say he did not quit.
They have yet to receive a reply from ION Storm, but this was Eidos' response to
questions about Warren's departure:
"Ah rumors... well that sounds like a good one... but it is just a rumor," said the representative. "He certainly has not been laid off."
I mostly agree with space captain.
It might be nostalgia, but I get bored very quickly with new games.
Seems like people are more concerned with shiny, spiffy graphics and less interested in fun. People = developers and consumers, which is the problem, idiot consumers.
I didn't expect this to this degree. Back in the late 90s I figured most people would license technology and push it. Some people do, and we get games like Tony Hawk and GTA, great games that had time to put into making a good game after licensing the Renderware engine.
Other people seem to put all their resources into engines and none into the game itself. With so many people doing this they don't make the cash back on licensing because there aren't enough licensing consumers shooting outside of id or epic...
It might be nostalgia, but I get bored very quickly with new games.
Seems like people are more concerned with shiny, spiffy graphics and less interested in fun. People = developers and consumers, which is the problem, idiot consumers.
I didn't expect this to this degree. Back in the late 90s I figured most people would license technology and push it. Some people do, and we get games like Tony Hawk and GTA, great games that had time to put into making a good game after licensing the Renderware engine.
Other people seem to put all their resources into engines and none into the game itself. With so many people doing this they don't make the cash back on licensing because there aren't enough licensing consumers shooting outside of id or epic...
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