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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."

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Re: Warren Spector / DX2
May 28, 2004, 21:45

Squirmer

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Re: Warren Spector / DX2 May 28, 2004, 21:45

May 28, 2004, 21:45

Squirmer

Sorry, I should clarify: DX1 was certainly a better game overall. But the people who worked on DX:IW knew about gameplay. I think it's nothing short of a tragedy that the great gameplay in IW was so hampered by the technology. Remember that Ion Storm created their own tech for the game, and they did it in less than 3 years. How long has HL2 been in development?

Not to mention the simultaneous constraints of Xbox development.

I remember Harvey Smith saying he wished they hadn't made their own tech for DX:IW, because it was so hard to make a game at the same time. It's a real shame.

This comment was edited on May 28, 21:52.

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The good ol' days

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