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News for Smiling Gator Twilight War: After the Fall (thanks Frans and
Dentist) announces the insolvency of Smiling Gator Productions, who were at work
on Twilight War: After the Fall, a Source-engine MMORPG. Word is:
It's not a Happy New Year here at Smiling Gator Productions.
Unfortunately, the end of 2005 is also the end of SGP. Our committed funds have run dry and we were not successful in the hunt for additional investment. The websites and email will be disabled in the coming days, so this is our last announcement before we shut down for good. Thanks again to our fantastic forums community for all the support and contributions! We hope you find another project and give them the devotion and incisive comments we've enjoyed reading for the past 17 months.
You should take a look at your math, Dev.
6000 subscribers/server at $15 a pop isn't going to fetch you $250k, it's only $90k.
Besides, I looked this issue up for you and found this:
http://www.bandwidthmarket.com/news/pressrelease01_08_30.html
That article is from 2001, I'm sure the prices have dropped even more.
In other words, Blizzard is making money hand over fist.
This comment was edited on Jan 4, 21:04.
6000 subscribers/server at $15 a pop isn't going to fetch you $250k, it's only $90k.
Besides, I looked this issue up for you and found this:
"Prices for bandwidth are also dropping dramatically because many companies are now offering rates through 20-year Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) leases," according to Bandwidth Market President Howard Holme. "This ‘money-up-front’ method gives buyers extreme bargain prices. OC-192 is the fastest commercial bandwidth connection available--9.95 Gigabytes per second, and monthly rates normally fetch $250-500,000. However, Bandwidth Market's customers who purchase a 20-year IRU OC-192 can achieve some averaged prices of $4-8,000 per month."
http://www.bandwidthmarket.com/news/pressrelease01_08_30.html
That article is from 2001, I'm sure the prices have dropped even more.
In other words, Blizzard is making money hand over fist.
This comment was edited on Jan 4, 21:04.
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